Ana Rosa

Ana Rosa is our cook at Casa Hogar Sagrada Familia. Previously she cooked for us at Casa Hogar San Jose. She is a member of San Lucas Mission and is a fluent Quechua speaker so she has been a great help with evangelism teams traveling to Cabanaconde in the Colca Canyon. We’re planting herbs for her to use in her cooking.

Cooking here can be a challenge. Sometimes the water or electricity is unexpectedly cut off, or the gas runs out during meal preposition. Add to that the occasional appearance of a guest for lunch and you have a recipe for surprises! The kids enjoy her cooking, but, as typical teens anywhere, they have their likes and dislikes. The universal dislike is washing up afterwards. Sound like your home?

Thanks to our supporters we offer 3 glasses of milk a day to all the children EXCEPT Giovanna who DOESN’T like it! ( We sneak it in in desserts, though.) Milk is bought by the pail and delivered to the door. Ana Rosa then brings it to a boil before cooling it down for the fridge. A typical “glass of milk” here is a bit different. It is flavored with cinnamon and cloves. (Arguments among cooks occur over the proper amount of each ingredient!)

We will try out Ana Rosa’s guinea pig recipes when we get the piggies going. We haven’t prepared their area yet, but soon will. Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve seen the two roosters that had, at least until recently, outrun the cooking pot! The kids look happy, though.......