Staycation is one of my favorite words and activities.
After our last vacation in a big city, I was curious. Are these cities really that rad? Or, are we just in vacation la-la land, only seeing the positives in our surroundings? After all, it’s pretty easy to have a good time when you have no responsibilities. Knowing that, we started to wonder if we’d have as good as a time in downtown San Diego as we have in other big famous cities. We just have to treat it as such.
So, we’ll see…we haven’t made the plans yet, but we will. And while my wife and I are hemming and hawing over when we can afford to release the shackles of parenthood for a weekend; I cooked for a couple that did just that. With the kiddos in the rear view, this lovely Spring Valley couple decided on a staycation in La Jolla for a weekend. I was brought in to cook for them on their first night there. We all had a great time with the dinner, and they were cool enough to send me some pics of the food.
This party was yet another example of my minimalist needs. The kitchen was small, with an electric stove and not much else. I’ve been to amazing kitchens, hilariously tiny and several times, just gross. While this kitchen was clean, it had very little counter space. The couple’s dinner table was right next to me, which offered us easy access for good banter.