fourth of july

our fourth of july menu:

main dish: homemade pizza with lots of veggies and some precious pepperoni that was sent to us
side dish: watermelon
and of course, for dessert there isn't anything more American than apple pie, right?

I had been wanting to try making my favorite (and super easy) apple pie recipe as little mini pies, so we did just that.

The only differences? It took a little bit longer to arrange the crusts since we had to do mini versions of the lattice crust. And we diced the apples instead of slicing them.

Perfect mini-apple pies. And no messy cutting a slice deal- just personal pies for everyone.

How's that for individualism, America?

countryside food

we've returned from our first ever trip to the much revered Mongolian countryside and it was absolutely beautiful and filled with fun and blessings.

and we of course ate all of the beloved Mongolian countryside food-

boiled goat insides- they loved this more than you could possibly imagine

roasted goat meat on a stick

goat meat sitting on a wooden board, waiting to be cooked and consumed

tsuivan- potatoes, carrots, onions and flour noodles

milk tea!

the boys slaughtering the second goat of the week

Hol bought popcorn and brought it with us, so we made big buckets of it and they devoured it:-)

Now, I have not suddenly become a large fan of boiled goat stomach, but I do generally really like Mongolian food. And being able to drink milk tea made with pails of fresh milk, eat bowls of homemade yogurt and have soup with goat meat was a delicious treat.

which just proves the myth that everything food wise really is better in the countryside.