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(Post 188 of 263)<\/p>\n

Sunday was day three of a reno hiatus. I just had one more four-hour job to do and then I’d technically be on vacation for the week! I decided to do my work later in the day and spend the morning on the Paseo de Montejo.<\/p>\n

First stop was for brunch, and I went with chilaquiles rojos rather than my usual verdes (definitely still more of a green than red fan!). I cannot believe how much my tastebuds have evolved since moving here five years ago. I had an entire package of pickled jalape\u00f1os with carrots, half of a container of pico de gallo made with serrano peppers, and the ENTIRE container of habanero sauce (circled — that’s a a lot of liquid fire!). \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n

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I then wandered up the entire Paseo, checking out all the artisans and sellers, chatted with my friend Jan who is there every Sunday selling his photographs<\/a>, and ended up at the Walmart. I was just so over salads, sandwiches, and ordering in, craving a proper home cooked meal, so I had a think about what I could make with a toaster oven and selected a package of pork chops…<\/p>\n

Came in, did my work, spent some time with Queen B, and then it was time to make dinner. My thought was to bake the pork chops with grape tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice in the toaster oven while preparing spaghetti in the microwave using my Fasta pasta maker (hey, Fasta pasta people, can I be your new spokesperson?!). That meant plugging the two appliances into two different circuits. What happened next is one of those “a video is worth a million words” moments:<\/p>\n