Wednesday, March 12, 2014

What’s Cooking in My Mexican Oven

Picture of the Inside of My Stove Mexico

You know the saying about leading a horse to water. Well, the same thing applies to ovens…

You can give a person a propane oven but it doesn’t make them a cook.

Truth be told, I’ve never cooked anything in it and I’ve had it since 2005.

P.S. I just realized that one of the elements was on when I took this picture. Apparently I do use the stove.

P.P.S. What’s funny is that in Canada, I use the oven all the time. I guess we eat different foods here. I guess we are what we eat…

What Do You Cook in Your Oven?

31 thoughts on “What’s Cooking in My Mexican Oven

  1. Soozle

    Haha I love it 🙂 I do cook/bake often – so using the oven (which is genius by the way) as storage is not an option for me 🙂

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    1. admin

      Dear Soozle,

      I have to admit that I just started using the oven for storage this year. I can’t believe that I didn’t think of it before.

      Besos, Sarah

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  2. Eric SHEWAN

    So if your stove switch is “on”, you should have seen flame, or smelled propane, or maybe you don’t have the stove hooked up.

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    1. admin

      Dear Eric,

      I’m sure at the time of the picture, I knew that I was cooking on the element. Probably. Maybe. Hopefully.
      Good news is that it’s turned off now.

      Besos, Sarah

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    1. admin

      Dear AlwaysaRedhead,

      We eat totally different foods in Mexico and most of it is fried. Doesn’t seem to impact our waistline as we always lose weight while here. I use my oven all the time in Canada.

      Besos, Sarah

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  3. Peady

    I use the oven a lot. A LOT.

    I bake snacks for lunches & after school. I roast meat & veggies. We make pizza every Friday with Thing 1 & Thing 2. Sometimes I bake cakes.

    I make killer chicken wings! 😀

    Cute Crock Pot, by the way!
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      1. Peady

        I *might* like it if someone else were doing the cooking. 😉

        Today, I did *not* use my oven. I used my slow cooker and stovetop!

        But tomorrow is MYO Pizza again so on it goes! 😀
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    1. admin

      Dear Peady,

      We are big fans of pizza too. Never had it in Mexico though. Remind me never to eat your “killer” chicken wings…

      Besos, Sarah

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      1. Peady

        Dear Sarah,

        We sometimes have theme weeks and make a Tex-Mex inspired pie. 😀

        Oh, the “killer” wings won’t actually harm you. Though, I suppose feelings could be hurt if there were not enough to share. 😉

        Hugs,
        Peady
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  4. Susan T.

    I use my toaster oven more than my large oven, but once in a while I need the space and turn it on. At least you aren’t storing sweaters or shoes in yours. I know someone who does just that!

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    1. admin

      Dear Susan,

      I was just thinking to myself that I needed a spot to store some hats and mitts. Thanks for the idea!

      Besos, Sarah

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  5. Amanda

    This is fascinating to me, as I cannot imagine not having an oven. Although, if we didn’t have winter, I would probably use it a lot less. And I am learning to use my crock pot more often (once I get a large oval one I will use it even more!).

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    1. admin

      Dear Amanda,

      I have a crock pot in Canada and Mexico and use it a bunch. As well as a rice cooker/streamer. Now there’s something I couldn’t live without!

      Besos, Sarah

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    1. admin

      Dear Stephanie,

      I can’t believe that I lost all those years of “free storage”. Better late than never.

      Besos, Sarah

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    1. admin

      Dear Debbie,

      Exactly. I’m sure that I’m not the only one that’s used an oven for a purpose other than baking. Right?

      Besos, Sarah

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  6. Sandy

    Oh my gosh, Sarah! That’s hilarious! You might as well use it for extra storage space 🙂 What do I cook in mine? I make a mean oven baked fried chicken. It’s so tasty but the darn chicken smokes us out of the house every time! I haven’t quite mastered how to stop it from smoking so much, LOL.
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    1. admin

      Dear Sandy,

      Someone must make an appliance for baking fried chicken, no? Or I guess you need a smoker…

      Besos, Sarah

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  7. marlene smith

    it’s funny seeing a picture like that i’m always using the stove for cooking meals and baking I personally could not do that to my oven but have seen other using it for storage I would be scared if someone accidentally turned it on and forgot there was stuff in it and it had gotten on fire I have a cousin that did that once and mind you she’s not the brightest person on this earth lol I couldn’t figure out what the smell was and she had left plastic containers in the oven so that’s why I don’t believe in leaving anything in there!

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