taking a break

aren't my toes so much cuter?

serious margaritas

After meeting with our musicians (get ready to dance, people) we decided it was time for a drink.

no lack of color in san miguel de allende

bring walking shoes

The streets aren't exactly even either.

the streets are narrow

The sidewalks even more so. We did a lot of sucking in.

jardin - day and night

san miguel de allende's town square with the famous church

a good start to the day
the courtyard restaurant at condesa df

the breakfast spread with delicious homemade granola

Our short stopover in Mexico City was over and it was time to head off to San Miguel de Allende. Time to plan a big party!

just getting started

A lovely tamarind martini to get us started our first night in Mexico...

The restaurant had shaggy green carpet which was like very soft grass.

it's a miracle that we ever left

Thom settling in to our room at the Condesa DF hotel - which was just as cool as the website said.
Hanging out at the roof bar.

Spicy guacamole with pomegranate seeds.

the road to mexico...

We headed off to Mexico this past week to plan one of the most important events in our life - the wedding! First we waited a really long time in a line that never moved at JFK. We finally decided not to check the bags after all.
We took the metro to our hotel from the airport - surprisingly easy. Of course, I wasn't carrying all our bags up and down 5 flights of stairs.
The Mexican Idol candidates looked snazzy.

time to buy a lottery ticket

sigh

must find ghost chili!

And you thought the habenero tequila was hot? ha!

via tastespotting

what baseball game?

the girl in front of us who kept offering her food...
monkeying around
who has the best monkeyface?



Some of us don't live in Brooklyn...

Is there anything better than crispy rice from Han Bat?

maybe chocolate and banana frozen yogurt

our house got a score of 78% - what about yours?

so yummy - sure to be a regular

I recently added a new widget to the blog on the right over there... Tung showed me the Tastespotting blog a few months ago and my mouth's been watering ever since. That's where I saw this recipe. I went right home that night and made it.

I find that we often make slightly different iterations of the same thing over and over. This definitely is a whole new flavor for pasta and - while it has a bunch of ingredients - it took me about 20 minutes to throw together (I added zucchini). And the leftovers were delicious.

Mickey Mouse pumpkins? Makes me want to visit for the food & wine festival this year.

Some weekend inspiration...

We may have to buy a new house just for this.

busy fantasizing over here

I've been dreaming of one day finding the perfect lot for a gorgeous pre-fab home.

Another reason to love Thom - he looks good as a Simpsons character. Wanna see how you look?