Tonight's theme was Costa Rican food. As I mentioned in my previous post, my contribution consisted of a hearts of palm salad and mixed fruit. The salad was a hit. One of the guys said he didn't like hearts of palm, but he liked it this time - something about the spritz of lime juice changing it completely. There was a lot of shrimp ceviche for our appetizer. We had olla de carne (a yummy beef "stew") along with gallo pinto (with a homemade tamarind sauce). Gallo pinto is basically a rice and bean dish that is a standard staple of any meal. The fried plantains were delicious (although I think they were actually fried bananas). Fresco de frutas and Cacique with Squirt were available to quench our thirst. We finished the night of with a bowl of rice pudding.