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Oficialna sum makedonka zena October 31, 2022

  dobar den !! As is custom in many missions, there seems to be a right of passage that comes for each missionary: making traditional food with the local grandmas. This week I reached that status:)) we learned how to make ajvar (Ajvar is a condiment made principally from sweet bell peppers and eggplants. The relish became a popular side dish throughout Yugoslavia after World War II and is popular in Southeast Europe. Homemade ajvar is made of roasted peppers. And yes i did take that definition from google) this week from our member Suzana !! We bought 10 kilos of red peppers and I'm pretty sure the people at the pazar thought us 2 American girls were insane. here's actually 30 kilos because we made 10 kilos of stuffed peppers (pulneti piperki !!) end of day one... the next morning we started bright and early:)) 7:30am  we did indeed have to stir this with a giant stick for like 2 hours... lots of time for us to have some really important conversations with our member.  We...