Onion-Pickin' Days

I walked into the kitchen yesterday afternoon to be met with the sight of all the boys, Joel, and Limón cleaning, peeling, and chopping literally hundreds of onions from the garden (the melons on the table are from the garden as well). The floor was covered in dirt and onion peels, shirts were soaked with water and sweat, and everyone was crying... who says boys/men aren't emotional??? Especially with such pleasing, aromatic inspiration??? ;)

Fede and Uriel sit on stools as they wash off the onions in the kitchen sinks. I do believe that there was even some artistry in this job since several of the onion stalks were "curled" and twisted quite beautifully from the duo pictured above...

Armando and Daniel pose with their best and most ferocious "onion-eating" faces.

Francisco found yet another use for the onions (admittedly at the prompting of some of the adults in the room... what? Did I admit that?). Guacala...

Here, Limón was showing off his mad-Chef skills. This picture does him too much justice since the speed of cutting was definitely still visible (unlike in the photo)... ;)

The boys did manage to back up a bit however throughout the demonstration... lol

José, Poncho, and Francisco pause for a photo. Poncho is the best "poser" I've ever known, as he will gather every person around him for at least five photos, before you are allowed to escape with your camera!

So... here are the results, Jenean! The refrigerator is going to smell like onions for a while, I do believe. I think I was told 473 onions, but I'm pretty sure that was an uneducated guess... ;)