Sunday 4 December 2011
Up at 11, we watched Bill make tomato and garlic tapas, with coffee to go with it. So simple yet so delicious! He grated tomatoes (wing wing wing!), a splash of olive oil, and chopped garlic to go with it (ya' can't go wrong there).
Then it was off to the big swap meet we had heard so much about that took place every month by the football (soccer) stadium. It was a bit of a hike, but we finally made it and the market was in full swing. It was refreshing to see antiques and cool, random knick knacks instead of the usual cheap plastic ware and clothing we had generally seen in open air markets.
We acquired great booty, too: a stuffed giraffe and giraffe-patterned cup and saucers set for Bill and Claire, a beautiful bowl decorated with Asian art, a Shin Chan bottle (a cartoon character Dian voiced) and a caganer for Dian's brother, Tim.
After moseying on back to Bill and Claire's and seeing some real-life LARPers (Live Action Role Playing, a very nerdy pastime), we had a fantastic lunch of New Mexican chili soup with chicken added in, guacamole, and squid prepared specially by Bill. It tasted different from other squid we'd had, so much so that Charles asked for the recipe so we could make it at home.
With walnuts and ice cream and 10 rounds of Boggle (sans Nicole for most of the rounds), we walked to a nearby jazz club to hear some live music at Club Mercedes. It was good, but we weren't blown away, and after a long day we left fairly shortly.
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| Flea market goodies |
Up at 11, we watched Bill make tomato and garlic tapas, with coffee to go with it. So simple yet so delicious! He grated tomatoes (wing wing wing!), a splash of olive oil, and chopped garlic to go with it (ya' can't go wrong there).Then it was off to the big swap meet we had heard so much about that took place every month by the football (soccer) stadium. It was a bit of a hike, but we finally made it and the market was in full swing. It was refreshing to see antiques and cool, random knick knacks instead of the usual cheap plastic ware and clothing we had generally seen in open air markets.
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