Blogging is Hard.

Believe it or not, I try to keep my entries short. I'm too lazy to keep up with this blog everyday, so when I do sit down and decide to take the time to process everything that has happened recently, stuff just starts to spew out. Since this is a blog, I don't feel the need to censor myself in the least. If you are reading this, your time is no more valuable than mine, sorry.

For those of you who don't know, I love food. I like shopping for food, preparing food, cooking food, and of course, eating way to much of it. This entry is just a quick summary of food and things related to it.

Monday:
Kiwi's and Nescafé instant coffee (To give you an idea, Chile RUNS ON Nescafé.)
Fish-stick-like patties, couscous, stewed veggies
Cazuela de vacuno

Tuesday:
Fresh-baked, French-style bread with homemade jelly of the plum and fig varieties and Nescafé
(My host grandmother owns a farm and grows a bunch of produce that my host mom uses to make jams, preserves, and canned fruit. YUM.)
I went to the supermarket, bough some yogurt and raisins for lunch. Nothing spectacular, but delicious. The yogurt I bought came with granola and dried fruit already in it. It was interesting. Not the best, but still good.
My host mother came home from a conference on Tuesday from the south of Chile and brought back fresh salmon for dinner accompanied by boiled potatoes and "salad" (just lettuce).

Tuesday dinner was actually quite interesting. There were 6 of us sitting around the table, my host mom, me, my host cousin, two students from last semester and one of their brothers. My host mom is certified to teach French. My host cousin is French. One of the two students from last semester is from Paris and the other and his brother went to school in France for many years. Picture this... I haven't taken a Spanish class in over a year. I decide to study abroad in Santiago, Chile and do a homestay to make sure I get maximum exposure to the language and culture. The first dinner where there are more than two people sitting and eating is defined by the French conversation between everyone except me. It was weird to say the least. I just didn't expect to be hearing so much French while studying abroad in Chile.

Wednesday:
Corn flakes and Nescafé
Cazuela
White fish from antarctica with rice made with cocoa. The rice was really interesting. I have never seen nor heard of rice made this way, but it has a very pleasant flavor to it. It has just a tinge of sweetness which complements the lemon juice sauce of the fish so nicely.

Thursday:
Cornflakes and Nescafé
Salmon, boiled potatoes, shredded cabbage, and a potato casserole of sorts. It was layers of potato filled with sour cream. It was delicious!
Flank steak and pasta with a white wine and alfredo sauce and shredded cabbage on the side

I'm thinking empanadas tomorrow!