80 Degrees and Cloudy

Reality check, please?  I think I need to redefine my idea of "cold and windy."  Today it is 27°C in Guayaquil, and the sky has been clouded over all day.  Brrr.  I wore a sweater.  I got home and made some tea and plan to wrap myself up in an alpaca blanket in a few minutes.  The other night, I made hot chocolate. 

***Lunchtime Poll:  If Jordan ever moves back to Chicago, will she survive?***

I suppose in all my wishing that the winter's rainy season would end, I forgot how glum the summer dry season can seem in comparison.  What's not helping is that starting today, many of my PCV friends are heading back stateside. 

So I baked a cake. 

I poured the extra batter into muffin tins and baked those, too.  Did you know that cake is actually healthier when it's in the shape of a muffin?  Believe it.

Speaking of healthy snacks, check out this inspired concoction the Cake Baby came up with:

Strawberries.  Banananananas.  Bread-ish ingredients mixed therein.  And a scrumptious topping of oats, brown sugar, chopped almonds, and spices of various kinds.



(oh yeah also there was ice cream)

There wasn't anything particularly Ecuadorian about this dish, but it was delicious.  And you can easily throw in whatever fruits/berries you want.

Smiles all around.