At times I wish I had a camera crew following me around because my life resembles a reality show that has no off switch. People who know me, know that I love to cook. Being in Buenos Aires has taken a toll on my confidence in my cooking skills to whip something delicious up in minutes. Today I decided to tackle another meal, Pasta "Alfredo," sadly sans chicken. I have yet muster up the courage to purchase any meat from the grocery store. All my stomach wants is a big, juicy steak but my mind keeps saying, "Laura, almost every steak package in the store has been opened, lets pass." When I was in college, I went through my vegetarian stage; been there, done that, now give me a damn Whopper!!
I began cooking my meal and while it wasn't the most presentable dish I have made, it was surprisingly good! Score... Laura:1, Appetite:0. My host mother, Nelida, has repeatedly said that, "she doesn't need wine or liquor to have a good time." Well paint me red Nelida, because I love me some wine!! I bought a bottle of Malbec from Mendoza (Argentina), walked into the kitchen, stared her in the eyes and asked for the bottle opener. In the battle of wills, I have come out victorious.
Living in this house is like living with my parents. Wait, my parents celebrate Happy Hour daily... **Living in this house is like living with my grandparents. Hmmm, my grandparents indulge in vodka/waters promptly at 6:00 p.m every night... ***Ok, living here is like living with complete strangers who you have absolutely nothing in common with. Yes, that is sufficient for now. Between dinner and writing this blog, I've polished off half the bottle. Ahh, back to being par for the course feels so good.
So, I finished my dinner and cleaned up my dishes. I poured myself a little bit more wine and turned to throw out some trash when I made a new friend. Now, while our interaction was quite short, I believe we just instinctively knew what the other was thinking. I was thinking, "holy (insert your favorite explicative), a cockroach!!!" My newest friend, we'll call him "Cucu", was probably thinking, "dinner is over, time to get out of dodge!!" You know those heeby-geebies you get when you see something gross, like a spider?? Ya, I'll be sleeping tight with dreams of cockroaches crawling all over me tonight.
I believe this gives me an excuse to drink more wine... Right?
They don't need wine to have a good time, just herba matte tea. I thoroughly enjoy a nice glass of malbec, lucky.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the Argentinian wine I've been told (by an Argentinian) that its the best in the world. Also, I don't know if cooking, then drinking, then writing on your computer would make for compelling reality TV, but I'd watch it cuz its you doing it ;-)
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