Goodies

There are pastry shops up the wazoo here! Everywhere I turn I see this:



And this:

And this:

And THIS:


YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE PASTRIEESSS!

And you know what? I don't mind because: A: I'm young and B: We don't got em like this in the U.S.A. so I'm enjoying them now--and at less than 1 U.S. dollar a pop, why not?

My favorite ones are those with Manjar, which is what you might know as dulce de leche. It's so delicious and really easy to make: All you need to do is boil sweetened condensed milk for two hours! http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/2005/04/18/how-to-make-manjar/

Yuuummmmm!

Side note: Today is June 10th, which means I am leaving Chile in exactly one month from today! (July 10th) Ahhh!! Que loco!!!