Cooking Out South American Style

The rehearsal dinner was a fun event over the weekend. We arrived at the country club early and had an opportunity to talk with many of the interesting people who were a part of the wedding party.

One of the groomsmen grew up in the area and knew Matt well. Together they were quite entertaining. 

Another flew in for the wedding from Australia. He and the groom became friends while the groom studied abroad in college. The most popular story of his visit to the States involved an unbridled Segway and his resulting leg injury. An injury for which he had to make multiple doctor visits. 

One of the bridesmaids is the bride's boss in North Carolina; she and her husband lived in our city before moving to NC in August. It was interesting to hear what she and her husband miss about this city now that they live in the South. 

We all got along well and had a good time socializing before and after the rehearsal. In fact, we were having such a good time that I looked up after a while and saw that everyone else had already left for dinner at the house. We reluctantly decided it was time to relocate :)

The dinner was at Matt's childhood home, where his mom still lives. The bride decided she wanted to grill one of her favorite meals for us. She is originally from Guatemala. We had carne asada, fresh salsa, fresh guacamole and Spanish rice. For dessert, chocolate covered bananas and fresh strawberries. YUM!

Under the tent at the rehearsal dinner

That was the first time I'd ever eaten a chocolate covered banana. Admittedly, some time has been spent today thinking about how I'd make them myself...