Kermes!

This week was the College's first kermés, a local food festival done to raise funds and share the cooking talents of our students.

Students from each major put together their food money and prepared a dish, school faculty/staff and community members bought tickets, and everyone ate together out on the soccer field.


Photo: Students line up for their favorite dish.

I had pique a lo macho, a pile of french fries topped with spicy beef and gravy, and a hard boiled egg. I love this dish!


Photo: Pre-University students dish out charquecán.

There was also trout, pork fricasé, charquecán (llama jerky), sajta (chicken in a spicy sauce), and chicarrón (fried pork meat with corn).

The money raised from the kermés will go for fixing up some aspect of the College -- probably a roof on one of the original buildings. But the fundraising aside, it was a great day for just spending some time together in a relaxing environment. A new one is already in the works for 2011!


Photo: Students enjoy the work of their own hands.