The One Where We Played Hostess (written 9/24/2012)

Dahlia and I finally worked up the courage to cook for Stela and Grace.  We decided to make rice and beans.  It took us about 4 hours yesterday and I can say proudly that the beans turned out well.  The rice on the other hand was both crunchy and mushy (yes, apparently you can both under cook and over cook the same batch of rice) and wildly ill proportioned (I know Dad, you would think after we have made that mistake 100 times I would have learned not to make 6 times too much).  But Stela and Grace graciously ate the rice and loaded up on the beans.  Grace asked us if we had rice in America (assuming we don’t because we clearly don’t know how to cook it).  I told her we have rice that cooks in three minutes in the microwave.  I guess that explained our mushy/crunchy rice and she offered to come over sometime and teach us how to properly cook it.  I cant wait for the lesson!