Very very lucky!

There were some hesitant recruits set up to make tortillas! They became experts in no time flat! (Pun intended) We had originally planned on cooking them all outside on the grill, having the grill run by the appropriate gender also, but alas we had no gas. So...imagine our galley kitchen being used as a tortilla expressway with ladies bringing in tortillas (the runners) on the palms of their hands and slapping them down on the griddle on the stove. The chaos added to the whole adventure and bonding happened many times. There were a lot of folks in the kitchen at one time.

Still smiling! A double batch of corn and a double batch of flour. They were delicious! (We found a tortilla press which worked for the corn but the flour ones still needed to be rolled out.)

We had shrimp tacos, a spicy salmon and mango salad, homemade tortillas, beans, guac., picadillo, enchiladas, Spanish rice, and all the toppings! For desert we had flan, the polvorones, and Tres Leches cake (traditional mexican cake with three milk syrup poured over the top...frosted with whip cream and strawberries)! We all were so very lucky to partake of these pots!