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Posted on September 25, 2017September 24, 2017 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

FOOD #valparaiso #chile #FOOD

First dinner in Valparaiso was at this cool place…

…one of the servers was also a DJ: vinyl!

Mini sopaipillas with pebre, aka salsa with a SNAP.

Entree (or fonda) was oboscado, very slowly simmered beef in a very rich gravy.

This is the bone in my oboscado. I think they gave me the better part of a limb.

THIS is where I had lunch on Day 2!

The view with lunch.

Most Chilean restaurants will bring you fresh bread, butter and pebre to start. This place however, brings something like aioli…but better!

This was one of the best salads I’ve ever had.

I got hungry again walking through the old town, so I stopped here…

…for latte, juice, and Raspberry Dulce de Leche Cake.

One of my English students is from Valparaiso, and said I HAD TO COME HERE.

The best Pisco Sour and pebre I’ve had yet.

Lunch here was very simple and VERY good. Perfectly ripe avocado and tomato salad…

…the best salmon ever with blackened butter.

Last dinner in Valpo…did they give me two butter knives?

Pie de Límon. Mmmmm

Posted on January 7, 2016January 6, 2016 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Photos from China: Christmas in Zhongshan Part 2

Cake provided by our school for the Secret Santa Gift Opening!

My present from my co-worker Claire, a Charlie Brown thermos!

Chinese snacks – packaged fish paste and sheets of seaweed. Smells like cat food. Tastes great!

Jasmine’s present from Joe. So cool!

Claire with her scarf from our supervisor Gloria.

Christmas Teddy!

View looking down from the 5th floor inside Lihe Plaza, where we went for Christmas Eve dinner.

Joe made us all Christmas crackers!

We went for pizza, and they provided…plastic gloves.

Scott’s mom and nanna came to visit from Australia…and they brought Christmas cake!

Christmas morning breakfast.

Tree at Sebastien and Nathaniel’s flat, where we had Christmas dinner.

Here you see Rio (very like Bacardi Breezer), Bombay Sapphire, Baileys, brandy, whisky, Captain Morgan, sujo, Harbin (Chinese beer)…and Amarula.

Injera! Ethiopian flatbread!

Red Lentils and steamed vegetables, to be eaten with injera. Ethiopian food is my new favourite.

Spaghetti sauce to die for.

I’m not sure how many glasses in of Amarula this is.

Posted on January 6, 2016January 5, 2016 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Photos of China: Christmas in Zhongshan, Part 1

Display outside Holiday Plaza.

Display outside Lihe Plaza.

Around the corner from Lihe.

Walkway near Lihe.

Display in the expats’ supermarket BLT.

Outside Carre Four.

Outside Carre Four.

Outside Carre Four.

This is STEAK CITY, 3 floors of red meat, and where we had our office Christmas dinner.

One wall in our party room on the 3rd floor. Each room is named for a city or country – I imagine for guests AND servers to find where they’re going. Ours was the Canada room!

Another wall in our party room! (?!)

My steak was tender as butter. I still have dreams about it.

Draw for prizes!

Minnie was there!

Reindeer are plentiful in China in December!

This is the cake of fruit and fresh cream we had for the party at our main school. Mwah…

Most businesses have at least a small tree; this in Gina’s Pizza.

Very few apartment complexes DON’T have a Christmas display. Santa…!

…and Reindeer!

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