Holiday Dinner

Last Saturday (the 4th night of Chanukah), we hosted a holiday potluck dinner. As with all traditions while overseas, you need to be creative to continue a tradition, or be flexible enough to start a new one. We went into the weekend thinking that Steve would make latkes and brisket. The scene in the butcher shop was hysterical as we tried to explain what a brisket is. There was a charades game of pointing, asking question and general cracking up between us and our good natured butcher and staff. In the end, we figured out a brisket cut just doesn't exist in Argentina. So, we got a tenderloin instead. No applesauce for the latkes? Steve made it from scratch.

And the amazing lomo (beef tenderloin) and applesauce and latkes were just some of the great dishes we had that night as our friends brought some of their best dishes too. Salads, risotto, greens, mushrooms, couscous, empanadas and amazing deserts were just a few of the things that made it hard to get out of our chairs after the meal.

Steve explained that the idea of a holiday potluck is stolen from our friends Erica and James and their monthly potlucks. We also mentioned Erica's tradition/requirement that at potlucks everyone needs to share "good news", one good thing that has happened to them since the last potluck. Our guests were more than game, and so, we had the first "good news" potluck in BA!

So, our holiday dinner was a great mix of old traditons, stolen traditions, and hopefully some new ones too!