Nuestro almuerzos

Thought I'd post some more of the food we've been enjoying. Our lunches are extremely varied, depending on if we eat at La Corona or if we are eating out in el campo (the field). A few days ago, we came back for lunch to have panqueques. They are essentially crepes, and our savory lunch ones were filled with either a mixture of beef or corn.

Our dessert that day was the same panqueque dough, but filled with a thick layer of dulce de leche and drizzled with chocolate. They were really good, but extremely rich. Luckily we didn't have a sugar crash out in the field later that afternoon.

Another lunch we had awhile ago was homemade spinach ravioli, filled with a spinach and ricotta mixture. Sonia served them with with a salsa rioja, which she said had a little wine in it, too. They were awesome.

Out in el campo, we typically have sandwiches or salad. The other day we had a typical lunch of ham and cheese sandwiches, but these were a deluxe version. Within the ham and cheese, there was also tomato, lettuce, a middle layer of bread, and slices of hard boiled egg. The eggs seem to be added to every sandwich we've had here, including hamburgers, and it's actually pretty good. The thing I miss, though, is there are no condiments added to the sandwich. With the hamburgers we've had, we had dishes of mayonnaise and ketchup, but the sandiwches are typically dry.

Another lunch we have often is a version of a salad. Yesterday Sonia filled an entire tub with a rice salad, complete with potato, carrot, corn, tomato, and egg. She included a small bottle of olive oil, salt wrapped in a paper towel and plastic wrap, and lemon slices to squeeze. In the cooler, she included silverware, plates, and cups to go with the bottle of water she also packed.