Ava eats Chile (Global Table Adventure)

Get your taste buds ready - this week's Chilean Global Table is going to be sweet. As in ... full of sweets. I never had much of a sweet tooth... until I was pregnant with Ava. Then it was "give me ice cream" and "let me eat cake" nonstop for 9 months. Well, really 10 months, since I was two weeks late. Two weeks. Let's just say I haven't recovered. And neither has my swollen sweet tooth.

Menu:

Chicken Pastel del Choclo
Shredded chicken tossed with onion, hardboiled egg, green olives, raisins, and spices. The entire mixture is then covered with smooth corn puree.

Pan Amasado (Chilean Rolls)
Rich, dense rolls made with yeast and lard.

Chilean Alfajores
Alfajores are popular throughout South America, but our version is typical to Chile. In Chile, Alfajores are soft, curled cookies- usually flavored with orange zest and/or liqueur. On their own they are doughy, rather than sweet - making the perfect base for an ooey gooey spoonful of sweet Dulce de Leche.

Dulce de Leche
Sweetened Condensed Milk cooked until caramelized.

Crema de Limon (Chilean Iced Lemon Sherbert)
Crema de Limon, sweet and tart, is made with frozen, whipped evaporated milk, condensed milk and fresh lemon juice.

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[tinanettles]

How funny - she picked up the bean she spit out and put it back on her plate!!!