For anyone who has ever tried my brittle chocolate chip or mushy peanut butter cookies, you are in for a surprise: I CAN COOK.
Sort of. Thanksgiving's tomorrow so I figured I would give my host family a taste of my home. Unfortunately, turkeys don't really exist here and stuffing is far too complicated so I settled on the all-American falafel.
There are a number of foods I've been craving since I first came to Argentina. Falafel wasn't one of them. But when I saw the box of falafel mix in the international section of Wal-Mart last week (yes, there are Wal-Marts in some Argentinean cities), I knew that I had to buy it.
The directions seemed easy enough but I was a little nervous. I'm quite good at messing just about anything up.
To my pleasant surprise, the falafel balls actually turned out very tasty! Perfectly crispy on the outside and a little mushy on the inside. I even made them all the right size! Meli tried one first and gave it the Argentinean seal of approval - "muy rico." (And I know she wasn't just trying to make me feel good because she had another). Next time I'll have to find pita, hummus, tahini, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and perhaps even tabuli. But don't worry...I'm not getting ahead of myself.
My next cooking venture: the asado, Argentina's signature cooking style, an open barbecue with the most delicious beef and sausage. Hopefully I'll have similar success...though that's doubtful.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sort of. Thanksgiving's tomorrow so I figured I would give my host family a taste of my home. Unfortunately, turkeys don't really exist here and stuffing is far too complicated so I settled on the all-American falafel.
There are a number of foods I've been craving since I first came to Argentina. Falafel wasn't one of them. But when I saw the box of falafel mix in the international section of Wal-Mart last week (yes, there are Wal-Marts in some Argentinean cities), I knew that I had to buy it.
The directions seemed easy enough but I was a little nervous. I'm quite good at messing just about anything up.
To my pleasant surprise, the falafel balls actually turned out very tasty! Perfectly crispy on the outside and a little mushy on the inside. I even made them all the right size! Meli tried one first and gave it the Argentinean seal of approval - "muy rico." (And I know she wasn't just trying to make me feel good because she had another). Next time I'll have to find pita, hummus, tahini, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and perhaps even tabuli. But don't worry...I'm not getting ahead of myself.
My next cooking venture: the asado, Argentina's signature cooking style, an open barbecue with the most delicious beef and sausage. Hopefully I'll have similar success...though that's doubtful.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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