Quentin finally came to town and I finally found a cooking class out here, so add that together and it means...Quentin and I took a cooking class.
There are not many one day cooking classes in Buenos Aires so Teresita has quite the monopoly on this activity. Even with competition, Cooking with Teresita would rank among the best of them. Great food, great vino and great company means for a GREAT evening.
Our evening started with a shuttle ride to Adrogue, a suburb of Buenos Aires. The ride was a lot longer than I had expected, 1hr and 30mins due to rush hour traffic. Good thing we got to the shuttle stop early. (Sidenote: I never realize how busy and crowded BA is until I have a chance to get beyond the noise and the hustle. Adrogue is quaint and quiet. Quentin and I had a short walk from the shuttle stop to the house where the class would be and though the dark cobble stones streets and fallen leaf covered sidewalks gave us the slight feel that we were in a scene from a scary movie, the neighborhoods were nice and its houses were large and fairly elaborate.) Upon arriving to the Bed&Breakfast/home of Teresita and her husband, Quentin (yep we found another Quentin out here people) we were warmly welcomed by Teresita herself.
We were supposed to have class with a few other people but they were running late. Nevertheless, we started preparing the ingredients. Lucky for us, we got the job of cutting all the onion!! We couldn't help but to "cry for Argentina."
The other "students" arrived about 5 minutes after we started (just late enough to miss the mincing of the tear provoking vegetable...I think it was planned this way (jk)). The additional guests added a lively vibe to the class. By time we had cut up the rest of the vegetables and sauted the onions we were quite acquainted.
Next, we made the dough. Quentin got the job of measuring the flour in this antique scale that he quite liked.
As we prepared the dough and rolled it into sections in to small circles we enjoyed a glass (or two) or good ole' Argentinian vino. Quentin was surprisingly very good at rolling his dough into neat circles. He also caught on quick to how to twist the dough (either he has secretly done this before or he has hidden cooking abilities that have yet to be elicited).
We made meat (with raisins...yum), humid (corn filling, my favorite), and eggplant empanadas. Fried and baked.
They cooked quickly and soon we were enjoying hot and fresh homemade empanadas. Our empanadas were so good that we felt the need to DANCE!!
By the end of the night we had all made new friends and now knew how to make a traditional Argentinian dish. Cooking with Teresita = FUN TIMES!! (Check out the link below.)
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