After our patios tour, we went to have a cooking with Mara’s boyfriend, Adrian Lopez, and her niece Barbara.  We learned a new dish (salmorejo) and we learned some techniques that should make Kim’s paella better.  We also laughed a lot too.

About two-thirds of the way through the paella lesson, the breaker tripped.  Barbara dutifully scampered up the stairs to turn the breaker back on.  A few minutes later, it tripped again.  After being plunged into darkness the fourth time, Adrian had to turn off his electric skillet to that Kim and I could finish our paella.  I have to commend him for being so cool under pressure.  I would have been freaking out.

Also, Kim gave Barbara the nickname Barbara de la Luz (Barbara of the light) in honor of her many trips to the breaker panel!