The title literally means, "What's up pumpkin? Nothing Nothing Empanada." I know, it makes no sense. But I learned this saying when I lived in Texas as a teenager and it just sounds so cool.
Instead of having pumpkins (calabazas) this fall, we are having empanadas. The Waltons, a missionary couple here, put together a little activity so some of the Chilean women could teach us gringas how to cook empanadas in an outdoor horno (oven).
Don't my kids look excited to try these?
These are empanadas de pino, which is not a pine empanada like it says, but beef, onions and olives. We bought empanadas de pino from a roadside vendor one of our first days here and they were pretty gross. Then later we tried empanadas fritas de queso, which is basically a fried cheese pie and they're okay but make you feel like your heart is going to stop beating. So we gave up on empanadas for a few months, but these were delicious and have made me rethink my position on eating empanadas. Lesson learned: Chilean food is like most food, it really depends on the cook.
Left: this sister is making the traditional round Chilean bread, which is also cooked in the horno. It was really good hot with lots of butter, but gets hard after a while and you have to sneak and throw it away when nobody is looking.
Right: This sister made all the empanadas beforehand so I didn't get to see the method. In this picture she is cutting up frutillas (strawberries). I have yet to eat a meal with someone where they don't serve strawberries and cream for dessert.
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