Did I mention I like the food??

One more tasty typical Tico recipe to share... its called Olla de Carne (Pot of Beef). Don´t be alarmed, it is more than the name allows.
Today after Spanish class, Luisa and I went to Pili (my other teacher) house for almuerzo (lunch). Her mom had prepared a Costa Rican favorite, and now a Dalyce favorite as well. The dish is basically a process of cooking the meat in water with herbs, then removing the meat and cooking the vegetables in the broth. The veggies consist of large (and I do mean large) chunks of potato, sweet potato, squash, carrot, corn on the cob, yucca cane, and a couple other Costa Rican vegetables. You put the veggies and broth in a huge pot to serve and then put the meat on top. Only problem was that Pili´s mom had cooked the meat a little bit more by itself in a different pressure cooking pot and when she tried to open it the lid broke and we couldn´t get it open! So we ended up eating Olla de Carne, sin Carne (or Pot of Beef without Beef). No complaints from me though - the veggies are my preferred choice anyway and I feasted on them. You can serve with rice, but me, I just stuck to the veggies. Oh so tasty in with the herb seasoned broth... I don´t think I am really doing justice to the meal with this description, it really is very simple, but quite delicious. I seem to have a new favorite food everytime I sit down to eat!