On Friday afternoon, I made banana bread for my family. About a week ago we were talking and somehow banana bread came up. They had never heard of it before and since it seems like a staple in our household and as CSB I decided to had to make it. It turned out well, maybe a little overdone but they loved it!! Next cooking/baking adventure- peanut butter cookies.
Today the whole group went to Pomaire. We left at 10 am and returned around 8 pm. Apparently I mis-read our itinerary because I thought Pomaire was half an hour away when in reality it was at least a two hour bus ride. The ride was beautiful but long. Pomaire is a neat little town that is simply overflowing with pottery- pots, pots and more pots. It is all insanely cheap too, I wanted to buy everything but decided that filling my suitcase with piggy banks, pots, vases, plates, turtle shaped planters, chicken cassrole dishes, etc might not be the best idea. Pig pottery was absolutely everywhere, not exactly sure why but apparently they must be important in Pomaire. I did end up buying a pig sugar dish, for a whoping $2.
After wondering the streets for awhile we headed to a restaurant for lunch. It was an amazing meal but I could hardly walk out of the restaurant b/c I ate so much. We started with the hugest empanadas ever (turnover filled with diced meat, onions, olive, raisins and a piece of hard-boiled egg) They were very good, much better than the little cheese empanadas I had at the shopping mall food court.
Next came the pastel de choclo (a typical Chilean summer dish. Ground corn and meat, chopped onions small pieces of chicken, pieces of hard boiled egg, olive raisins - baked in clay or regular oven. Similar to a shepherd pie). Once again very good. This was probably my favorite part of the meal.
Then came the parradillas- the hugest amount of grilled meat you have ever seen! These can be beef, chicken, pork or sausage. Ours today were all pork (chops, ribs, etc) and sausages, going along with the pig theme I guess. After three or four different kinds of meat I was feeling quite full. There was also salad and amazing rolls to go with the meat.
To everyone's surprise we were not done once they cleared away the parradillas. We still had desert!Personally I was hoping for something chocolatey but instead we got mote- cooked dried peaches and stewed barley served as a drink. Not my favorite but all the chileans (some profs from the university and the bus drivers) loved it.
After lunch we went to a pottery studio where we watched a short presentation about how they make pottery from begining (digging up the dirt, making the clay, etc) to end (firing and glazing). Then we watched a guy make some bowls and a candle holder. He was amazing!
My bowl (I had a little help)
3 comments:
Wow! That looks like a fun trip (even if if was a long bus ride!)!! I like your pig sugar bowl :)
sounds like a blast!
is the movie you saw the spanish translation of "Wanted"?
Yes, it is "wanted"
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