Happy New Years everyone.
Happy New Years GGBG!

my very first college roommate is from Port Chester! it’s waaaaay up there in NY, basically Canada.

As Msgr. Monkeypants would undoubtedly agree, Heureusement, ici, c’est le Banter!

[20] Vive le Port Chéster libre! >;)

oh, and i actually can cook. a little bit. it’s generally pretty bland, but i can fend for myself okay…

Thelarmis is just kidding. He’s never had Peruvian food.

drummers…

I am making Ají de gallina. My husband, who is Peruvian is making Causa de Cangrejo (crab).

Tomorrow, I’m making Tallarines verdes con bistec (matinated and then breaded (maybe)

Pisco Sours to start.

I’m not a big Pio Pio fan. When there, I stick to chicken and salchipapas.

yeah man, the Chicken Rustico really is terrific! you don’t have ‘em in Joisey, but i get mine at Kroger. they’re kinda pricey, but they generally have ‘em on sale for $2 apiece, which is totally a fair price. i recently picked up their Turkey Fiesta, which looks to be very similar, just w/ a Southwestern flavor. i haven’t tried it yet, but i’m sure it’s excellent. also, easy to make – 2 minutes in the microwave!

Chicken Rustico isn’t Peruvian, but thanks to the wonders of the internet, it sure sounds good: Chicken Rustico is full of flavor in every bite, combining marinated garlic chicken, spinach, fire roasted red peppers, crimini mushrooms with Parmesan cheese and a roasted garlic, white wine tomato sauce.

La Rosa Nautica is also on my list, but almost as much for the location as the cuisine (which is still reported to be very good).

One of the best things about Peruvian food in Peru is it is a relative bargain because of the exchange rate. While clothes and electronics, for example, are actually more expensive there (mostly because they are imported), the food is very cheap.

[20] the bass player working with me tonight, has a daughter named Astrid and she’ll be there tonight. the famous one, spells it Astrud (Gilberto)…

i know nothing about food, but i’ve been enjoying these frozen organic things called “Chicken Rustico” by Kashi. not sure if the “rustico” is peruvian at all, but they sure are good!

[16] I tried Rustica and wasn’t really impressed either. If we do takeout it’s usually pollo la brasa at Canastas, maybe Norkys or Rokys. Service is sometimes hit or miss depending on where and when you go. One other thing I find amusing is that while we take fast food restaurants for granted here, it’s a big deal to head to a KFC there.

My gf usually cooks for me when I’m there. Also, there’s a pollada practically every day; someone is always trying to raise money for something, so sometimes we’ll attend and eat there. I also want to try Astrid y Gaston, along with La Rosa Nautica. There are a couple more restaurants that I’d like to try, but names escape me at the moment.

my very first college roommate is from Port Chester! it’s waaaaay up there in NY, basically Canada.

LOL! Not many rednecks around here; lot of Latin Americans though. Seems before that it was typical Irish-Italian working class around here. It has changed a bit since I first showed up in the area around 1993. I was going to Westchester Community College, and the baseball team practiced @ a storage facility along the Byram River.

i really like peruvian food too. i am a big fan of all of the south american and caribbean cuisines that combine many cuisines as william alluded to.
i ate at a peruvian place in park slope that was pretty good – the best i had was off the beaten path in miami. i love fish so i can appreciate a lot of the seafood dishes.