I grew up eating strange food. As you can obviously see, I'm not a size 6, so that should go to proove that food has a lot to do with my culture. I'm Argentine so with that being said, we are of Italian, Spaniard, German, and Middle Eastern decent. In my family it's very common to cook, not only Argentine cuisine, but also Italian and Middle Eastern. I'm 4th generation Italian on both sides of the family and we've always believed we've had a touch of Greek, Armenian or Palestine somewhere up our crazy family tree. At my parents house, you'll find my dad making red sauce from scratch, cooking Gnoochi or munching on prosciutto crudo. And some days, mom will be cooking Dolmas with meat, eating baklava for dessert or making fresh tabouli. The point is, we eat A LOT of Italian and Middle Eastern food.
Tonight, I decided to make Falafel with a greek salad, hummus and pita bread and dill yogurt dipping sauce.
Ladies and Gentlemen...SUCCESS. The Falafel mix was store bought (obviously I'm not at expert mode yet, dude) but SO easy to make. Everything was mouth watering and fresh. I feel so mature for making such a delicious meal! I was a little "ish" about
first making it; I honestly thought it would take me a year and half. Yes, it takes a little time to prepare the mix, prepare the yogurt dipping sauce and cleaning up during prep time (I HIGHLY recommend to clean while cooking for this meal, because it gets pretty messy!. All in all, it came out fabulous and I can't wait for Michael-baby to try it. He, of course, is at work tonight. I have no idea who is playing at House of Blues tonight but if you get curious and research it, let me know.
If you'd like the recipe(s) please email me at menabriz@gmail.com
Stay tuned for tomorrow, I may not cook so hardcore but I'm sure I'll have atleast ONE interesting to say about my day.
I did not know that about your family tree. Very cool!
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