Another day on my COVID-19 watch…
Empanadas….Yes, it is a comfort food kind of day. The rain has started. So as this chaos and life weirdness continue, any semblance of normalcy is appreciated. I was thinking of the Rotary Club of Temecula which I am a member of and all the great things they do locally here in Temecula and in the World. We are supposed to be doing a ZOOM meeting tomorrow. I have never been part of a zoom. I guess there’s always a first time!
If you are not familiar with what Rotary is involved in, click my link and you can see what we do. Rotary is basically one of the largest service organizations in the world.
What does all the above have to do with empanadas? I am getting to it. While I was president of my Rotary Club, I was involved in doing a service project for a School for the Blind and Disabled in the area of Moreno-Trujui outside of Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Visiting Argentina about 4 times, I confirmed to myself the main focus of Rotary; Service Above Self. I left Argentina loving the Rotary Club of Moreno-Truji, its members, and the people of Argentina who we helped through Rotary. I still keep in contact with those that I stayed with while I was there. I have never stopped loving the foods of Argentina, in particular, the empanada. My friend Alex, continues to remind me, as his parents are both from Argentina, the foods that he loves such as Pizza Faina, Chocolate Alfajores, and grilled meats from an Argentine traditional Asado which I have been lucky to have recently enjoyed having been invited to my friends home to partake. But alas, I digress. Today is all about the Empanada!
The perfect empanada is always well seasoned and the pastry is flaky and tender! I would hazard a guess that most cultures of the world have their own version of a Meat Pie/Pastry; from the Polish Pierogi, to Chinese Dumplings, and the Irish Pasty. I do love my empanadas though especially when combined with chimichurri. They just go together perfectly and will take care of any food comfort issues I may have had when waking up this morning! Check my link for the recipe for chimichurri.
So, bottom-line… today’s dish of Empanadas will help me get through this COVID day of fun and frolic. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
As always, thanks for Spending Time in My Kitchen!