Teapot Cruiser

6 hours ago, dfish said:

Good morning, everyone!

 

It is a new day and better things will happen.  At least, I hope so!!  Today the windows with leaky seals get replaced as they were under warranty.  There's the first good thing. The other good thing is that my realtor got a text from the buyer's realtor saying the inspection went well, except for the faucet.  Actually, the faucet is an easy and relatively inexpensive repair.  

 

Today's meal can be sweet or savory.  I guess it depends on what you feel like having - dinner or dessert.  

A sopaipilla, sopapilla, sopaipa, or cachanga is a kind of fried pastry and a type of quick bread served in several regions with Spanish heritage in the Americas. The word sopaipilla is the diminutive of sopaipa, a word that entered Spanish from the Mozarabic language of Al-Andalus. The original Mozarabic word Xopaipa was used to mean bread soaked in oil. The word is derived in turn from the Germanic word suppa, which meant bread soaked in liquid.

A sopaipilla is traditionally made from leavened wheat dough (or a mixture of wheat flour and masa harina) to which some shortening such as butter is added. After being allowed to rise, the dough is rolled into a sheet that is then cut into circular, square or triangular shapes, 8–10 cm in size for the longest dimension (if intended for a dessert) or 15–20 cm (if intended to be stuffed for a main course). These pieces are then deep-fried in oil, sometimes after being allowed to rise further before frying: the frying causes them to puff up, ideally forming a hollow pocket in the center.

 

Here is your basic sopaipilla recipe.  You can sprinkle confectioner's sugar on them or honey for a dessert.   https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/sopaipillas/

 

 

The sopaipillas above are like the ones found in the southwest US, especially in New Mexico.  South American sopaipillas are a little different as seen in this next recipe:  https://www.chileanfoodandgarden.com/chilean-sopaipillas/

 

 

In this next selection we see a more savory use of sopaipillas.  https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/chilean-sopaipillas-with-pebre/

 

 

If you are looking for a sugar overload, this recipe might be the one you want.  Chancaca can be found on Amazon.   https://www.midiariodecocina.com/sopaipillas-pasadas/

 

 

Here is an example of a stuffed sopaipilla.  https://www.newmexicanfoodie.com/stuffed-sopapillas-filled-with-carne-adovada/

 

 

Just got word that we have definitely lost the house in Midland.  Back to the drawing board.  

 

Wishing you all a wonderful day.

Oh NO, Debbie!  With all my prayers that you will quickly find another house---One much more WONDERFUL.

15 hours ago, kazu said:

I have been doing this “job” for over 8 years and while in the past I have included non HAL cruises for regulars I am afraid for the time being it is not possible.

 

This is from my post in 2018 - “non HAL cruises will ONLY be listed for HAL regulars - people that sail HAL on a regular basis and/or regulars on the HAL board. That was always the arrangement, but it appears it needed some clarification. It will continue to be the arrangement unless it causes conflict on the FCL thread or the job becomes too onerous.”

 

I’m not sure if my post at the time wasn’t clear enough but while I know that there haven’t been a lot of Bon Voyage threads, the Future Cruise Listing has become onerous with all the changes and cancellations, replacement cruises, etc.  I simply don’t have the time to stay on top of other cruise lines and for the time being, here on in will be posting HAL cruises only for the time being.

I hope everyone understands. Thank you 🙂 

 

 

Thank you for ALL your HARD WORK---it is deeply appreciated!

Happy Canada Day!

My husband and I just received our FCC for April 21 cruise on Zaandam!

Thanks