I had a lovely time the weekend of Halloween, when I wasn't busy thinking about all the work I had to do for the following week (midterm week!). A take-home midterm for the 6th, a midterm exam on the 3rd, a 300 page book to read for the 17th, and a paper for the 17th.
Despite the fact that it's nearing winter, I somehow managed to justify the purchase of a new dress and a large scarf that I plan to use as a sarong next summer. I know--I'm really good at planning ahead. I also bought a last-minute Halloween costume--an adorable purple witch's hat, which was a big hit. Apparently zombie costumes are popular among the Catalans though. I probably saw at least a dozen of them.
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| Here's a picture of the hat I wore. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of the whole outfit, not that it was anything extraordinary. It was, however, pretty sparkly. |
On Sunday night, E invited me to her apartment, and I helped them make panellets! Panellets are these traditional Catalan sweets, as pictured below. I had a really great time.
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| First you dip a ball of (sweet) potato in egg whites and then you roll that in almonds or pine nuts. Or you could mix the ball with shredded coconut. |
After that, I rushed back over to my homestay--my host mom held a dinner party in which we had tortilla de patatas, roasted chestnuts, panellets (my favorites are the almond ones), sweet potatos, pan con tomate, ham, and pork.
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| She invited seven people to the dinner. Therefore, after introductions, I couldn't remember anyone's name. They were really nice though! |
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| These are the panellets my host mom made (basically almond paste or potato and chocolate or almonds or pine nuts). |
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| I'd never had roasted chestnuts before! They were pretty good. |
I actually had a ridiculous amount of panellets that week...On Tuesday, our program director gave us some, so I got to try some other types such as coffee!
Here's to celebrating La Castanyada on Halloween!
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