Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike...and Tortilla

Over the weekend I decided that what I really wanted was Tortilla, or for those who have never lived in Spain, Tortilla Española.

A little history on the subject:  Tortilla is a dish that I had while I was in Spain.  It's very common there, my host mom made it several times, and most importantly, it is quite, quite delicious.  The confusing part is that this is absolutely not what you are probably thinking when you first hear the word 'tortilla'.  In Spain, a tortilla is not the flat thing you wrap burritos in.  A tortilla is almost quiche-like.  It's basically fried egg and potatoes that you can eat hot, you can eat cold, you can eat it between two slices of bread (also called a bocadillo).

NOT a Spanish Tortilla

My dad had a recipe because after I got home from Spain I convinced him to make it a couple of times, but I got him to send me the recipe to me so I could try it on my own.  And by on my own I mean with Kari's help :)

I got together all of the ingredients (including 6 potatoes and 7 eggs!).  It's a fair amount of work because you have to chop an onion into really small pieces, peel and slice 6 potatoes, mix that together, fry the potato/onion mixture until it's a little bit mushy and brown, mix that with the 7 whipped eggs, then fry in a pan with a little olive oil.

The recipe made much more than I anticipated but but by the 3rd tortilla, I think they started to look prettier!  And now I'm enjoying Tortilla Bocadillos for lunch this week :)

Tortilla #1!  Kari and I ate the whole thing!

I also went to see a show this weekend!  I seem to be in the habit now of seeing shows closing weekend (ex. Jekyll & Hyde and The Nance), so Seth and I went to see the play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.  It starred David Hyde Pierce which was fun.

It's a very strange play basically about these siblings and their dysfunctional family but was very funny and David Hyde Pierce was great.  There was also a lot of Chekov references that I don't think I understood, but there was enough to keep me laughing without that knowledge so it worked out okay.

Here's a clip from the first few minutes:

I'm glad I was able to see the play before it closed and it was fun seeing it with Seth!

And bringing up the rear, it's once again time for random pictures!

My dad sent me this one randomly, it was taken when I took a fencing class in college.  Can you find me?

And then this is the pink hat I tried on while I was shopping on Sunday.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

Kari made these chocolate peanut butter balls last night.  Apparently we both think that making baked goods at 11:30 at night is always a good idea.  They kind of remind me of the ones my grandma Martin makes at christmas.  They are pretty tasty!

Furniture!

I had furniture adventures this weekend!

Seth helped me acquire and move a piece of furniture that I really wanted from Ikea.  It was too far for them to deliver to my apartment so we had them deliver it to Seth's apartment, which is a little closer.  We then borrowed his roommate's car and he drove me and the box back to my apartment.  He's the best and I'm so grateful!!

Kari then helped me put it together and now it's in my room and I love it so much!

Big heavy box!

Assembling

Still assembling

Wooo furniture!

And now it's even in the right place

On another random side note, here is a view from the roof of Seth's apartment.  Isn't it beautiful??

The Nance and Banana Muffins

Another slew of random updates!

Thursday night ended up being a baking night as I was teasing Kari about the large number of bananas she had started collecting in the freezer.  So, instead of letting me tease her, she made banana bread!  I think I got the better end of the bargain, especially because she also put chocolate chips in it.  She mostly made them, but I helped put them into the mini muffin pan.

Then, on Friday night Kari and I went to see a play called The Nance.  I'm glad I got to see it, as this was its closing weekend.  The play stars Nathan Lane and it was incredible to see him perform.  I had seen him perform once in The Adams Family, but this was different as he was silly and comedic one moment, and intense and poignant the next.  Somehow we also ended up with tickets in the front row center of the theatre, which was also pretty cool.  It was a tad awkward because you felt a little like the actors were trying to jump in your lap, but again, it was especially neat to see Nathan Lane so close up.  Plus, for once nobody was blocking my view!

In other news, I have a sunflower that I'm growing!  It's gotten sooo tall!

In other, other random news, Seth and I were walking around near his new apartment, and look at this crazy sculpture that is near by!  It's apparently an alligator coming out of the sewer and eating a baby made of money.  It has something to do with wall street and finance stuff but other than that I'm not really sure what the point of it is.  It was interesting though!