It's the first weekend of the Olympics, and wasn't the opening ceremony rather brilliant? I cried like a baby and drunkenly twittered the night away - smashing! To celebrate, we're having not just a dish but a whole meal today!
Venezuela have won a grand total of 11 medals int their Olympic history, mainly for boxing, and this year their Olympic team is 70 strong, competing in 14 sports, including BMX, which I didn't even know was an Olympic sport (see, I'm learning stuff, I hope you are too...) so I imagine they will be doing some sweet bunny-hops and endos, with their trick nuts and awesome mag wheels, dude (oh dear, whatever came over me there...)
Check on their progress in the medal charts here...
The meal itself consisted of Pabellon Criollo which is a shredded beef dish, Frijoles de la Olla - made with black beans, and fried plantains. Today's new ingredient was the plantain, which I've never tried before, and now I realise they taste nothing like bananas...
Check on their progress in the medal charts here...
The meal itself consisted of Pabellon Criollo which is a shredded beef dish, Frijoles de la Olla - made with black beans, and fried plantains. Today's new ingredient was the plantain, which I've never tried before, and now I realise they taste nothing like bananas...
