Tapas, Cortados, and Strawberry Slushie

The other day, we returned to a local tapas bar called Bar Pepe. San Geraldo had read about it online, but we hadn't tried it until our friends Jorunn and Jesper were here to visit last month. The place doesn't look like much from the outside, just a simple little café/bar. But the food is out of this world. The warm welcome and unbelievably good (and cheap) tapas make up for the ordinary facade. We've been back twice since our first visit. Every dish I've sampled has been my "new favorite."

FISH CAKE.

PAELLA.

STUFFED MUSHROOM CAP.

SKEWERED CHICKEN.

Coffee

Summer is here... almost. I sizzled on the beach after breakfast this morning but, wuss that I am, the water is still too cold for me to swim. So I cooled my feet (and up to my knees now) at the shore. In honor of summer, we've switched to iced coffee when we have breakfast at Cafe Manila. That means we get served our usual large cortados (espresso cut with warm milk) with a side of ice. San Geraldo, the chef in our family, then does the "cooking." He manages to pour the contents of the coffee cup into the coffee glass without spilling a drop. I'm in awe.

GENIUS AT WORK.

AMAZING.

Strawberry Slushie
This morning back at Cafe Manila, our cortados (and ice) were served to us by the always-sweet Slushie (click for the introductory post). She had her hair done yesterday. She calls it "strawberry slushie," but I find it a bit more "red hot chili pepper slushie." I'm thinking it might look good on my "flavor-saver/soul patch." (If you're anything like San Geraldo, you'll need that phrase defined: It's the patch of facial hair below the mouth.)

OUR STRAWBERRY SLUSHIE.

MY STRAWBERRY FLAVOR-SAVER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?