One of the first things that comes to mind when I think about what ways I’ve changed since coming to Buenos Aires has got to do with the FOOD – I officially love to cook now!
If I had to point the finger at someone we could call responsible for this new interest of mine, I’d definitely say it came from Juan and his love for preparing food. Looking back over the semester, some of the earliest bonding experiences we had were in the kitchen; he taught me about maté, we cooked pasta, chicken, omelets and laughed all the while. We even had a few fights with spatulas. I started off by trying to reproduce the simpler things that he made on my own. My increasing bravery (or foolish audacity) in the kitchen reached its peak on Thanksgiving when Brendan and I went to the grocery store to buy ingredients to make the holiday meal for my host family… Enjoy the photos!
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| Our first collaboration: chocolate chip cookies. |
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| The incredible edible egg - another favorite dish to make with eggs: toast criollo. Cut a circle in a slice of bread, butter put on skillet. Crack egg and put in the 'hole' in bread. Add sugar, cook and serve. REALLY healthy. |
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| Guacamole is a FAVORITE. I like making it from scratch here and ironically going to the Chinese neighborhood in town to buy tortilla chips for the dip... |
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| Juan is crazy about guac. |
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| Brendan making a waldorf salad for our Thanksgiving meal; she made a dressing from milk and dulce de leche (a sweet carmel-like spread used with bread and cookies here) |
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| I like to cook. |
According to Anahí (host mother), her sister, Juan and Angie – the sausage stuffing, mashed sweet potatoes and salad Brendan and I made were very good. Whether or not they were just being polite – it was extremely rewarding to make. I suppose this means that I’ll be expected to prepare a dish for future Thanksgivings back in the States!
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