Food!

There was another birthday celebration at the library this week! In Ukraine it is customary for the birthday person to bring in treats for everyone to share.  This particular birthday had some tea, a desert that was like jelly, pastries, candy, grapes, pork, salo (animal fat) and the sweetest red wine I have ever tasted.  The celebration started at 8:30am.  Not much was accomplished on Tuesday!! 

Last night I went to my friend Tanya's apartment and she helped me make, what she calls an "everything sauce."  It has tomatoes, red bell peppers, red hot peppers, a white root which is spicy but I don't know what it is called in english and a lot of garlic (4 or 5 bulbs of garlic)!

It was very easy to make, all you need is a crank grinder.  Once everything was grinned we added a little salt, mixed everything together and the sauce was complete! You can put the sauce on pasta, salad, bread or anything you want! Last night for dinner I made a breakfast sandwich: bread and spicy sauce with an over-easy egg!

 The finished product! With a kilo of tomatoes and bell peppers I have four jars which will last me several weeks.  Its is wonderful to have something spicy to add to the bland Ukrainian food!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!