My son-in-law's mom and dad are from Argentina.  His mother, Lidia,  serves empanadas at barbecues as an appetizer while his dad, Jorge, grills the meat Argentinean style.  She also makes empanaditas (little tiny empanadas) as appetizers for fancy dinners or cocktails. Lidia told me once that she had to learn how to make empanadas by memory.  She never cooked in Argentina, but when she