mOOners in Mexico

by Kris

My calendar expired December 31, 2007. I haven't replaced it with a new one and that's an ok thing. Weekends for us are no different from weekdays and that's ok, too. We don't wear watches and somehow manage to make it through our days in timely fashion and this is also ok.
It is important to have some barometer of time and space and fortunately we have found such a guide in our Jocotepec roasted chicken shop, Rosticeria el Pechugón.

This bright and shiny franchise shop is open 7 days a week with reasonable prices for their delicious rotisserie chicken but every Wednesday they have a Special Deal, "el Miercoles de Promoción"..

Thus, Wednesday/Miercoles is the day around which our calendar revolves - it's amazing how quickly Wednesdays come!
The Special Deal is one chicken (halved) with chiles y papas (roasted potatoes) y salsa for $55 pesos (5 dollars). Not that buying this any other day for $69 pesos (6 dollars) would break the bank but we are living on a fixed income and trying to make the most of our pesos. And if we purchased this on Monday, we would be out of alignment the rest of the week.

Here's the chicken maestro readying another rack for the rotisserie - with an interested audience.

Mas papas y chiles 

This is the best smelling place in town! 

We stretch the chicken to last all week in a variety of ways - with the papas and other veggies for a regular meat and potatoes North American style meal - or in tortillas for our Mexican fix. The tender and moist chicken is also delicious in salads and sandwiches. The roasted papas are the base for excellent breakfast combos.

The spicy leftovers are the base for some outstanding soups/sopas.

Proving that you can take the girl out of winter but you can't take the winter love of soup creating out of the girl.

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