Street Eats
Hiiiiii 😀 Hope you’re having a beautiful Sunday!
We took Bella to a baseball game last night and when we got home, one of her ears was BLACK. We have no clue how it happened.
When I could pry the Pilot away from his video game extravaganza with my bro, we hit up the 4th Ave Street Fair.
The Street Fair is twice a year and they block off 4th Ave for vendors, musicians and food booths. (You can read my last street fair re-cap *here*– it was when I had just arrived in Tucson)
The weather was GORGEOUS yesterday, so the street fair was bumpin.
We had a blasty people-watching,
(my favorite sport is people-watching)
shopping (I picked up some organic goat cheese and two candles)
squealing over Mexican skeletons (ok, that was just me)
oogling the amazing art
and eating 🙂
Brisket for the Pilot
New Delhi vegan tamale (with potatoes, carrots, peas, curry and spicy green salsa) for me
(My bicep isn’t really that huge… I think? The tamale was heavy, haha)
Snow Cone for the Pilot.
The Street Fair is one of the fun, unique little things about Tucson 😀 Do you have anything similar where you live??
After walking around for about 2 hours, we headed back to the madre’s where Meg was making dinner for the fam.
Chicken and waffles, per my brother’s request.
She did the chicken in panko bread crumbs and baked it,
and I was the designated waffle-maker 🙂
(I made about 10 waffles and the first 2 were legendary fails)
Since I had just munched my tamale, I wasn’t hungry and just hung out with the fam, and made some chicken of my own when we got back to the casa:
BBQ chicken with steamed brussels, + salad with Organicville dressing and flax:
Flax has become my new salad topping lurve <3
Well we’re off to see what adventures we can get into today, and also film a video post and take pics for my new header 😀
Have a lovely afternoon and I’ll see ya later today!
xoxo
Gina
Something to do: Go shoeless! On Tuesday, TOMS (my fave shoe company) is doing a “One Day Without Shoes” event. You can read all the deets *here*. It should be fairly easy for me to participate… I’m barefoot 90% of the time 😉
60 Comments
Leave a Comment
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
That tamale sounds insane… Nice guns 😉
can’t wait for the new blog design+header.
hope Bella’s ear is back to pearly white?!
My boyfriend and his friends can play NHL and NBA for hoursss… what is it with men and their video games?
I love street fairs! My family and I are always searching the newspapers and websites for them in our area. They are so much fun and a great way to experience different kinds of food 🙂
Um I was totally admiring your bicep for a good minute before I kept scrolling down and saw your comment – it made smile.
You’re HOT! Own those biceps!! 😉
i love those mexican skeletons, the bf and i were gonna pick some up while in mexico, but didn’t really see a place where we would keep them so we decided against bringing other unnecessary items home lol
i love street fairs, we have a good one in the late summer.
cant wait to see how your new blog design turns out, so much fun, i know designing mine was a lot of fun.
I love the Mexican Skeletons too!! And….if I ran into you in a dark alley with biceps like that I would lay down and whimper so you wouldn’t punch my face in! LOL!! Also…hello seksi pilot man and his seksi snow cone….delish 🙂
hahahah! it’s hard to tell which looks more tasty 😉
I love street festivals. When I lived downtown Toronto, I used to go to tons of them but we don’t have that many where I live right now (in the suburbs). Fun blog by the way!!
thank you!
I’m so jealous of your street fair, the food looks so yummy! I can’t wait for the farmer’s markets to open up here in Chicago…
How cool is your street fair?! Sounds and looks like you guys had a blast!
We have a street fair here every summer but no good eats and no good buys.
And I <3 people watching too 🙂
Chicken and Waffles looks delicious! I know what I’m making for dinner tonight!
I actually bought a smaller version of that gnome sculpture for my inlaws at an art fair last Fall. They have more of an eclectic taste and I thought it was too awesome to pass up. They loved it!
I was thinking your bicep was looking super pumped! Love it.
Never had chicken and waffles before, but I would have had to try it, sounds delicious!
I had a question regarding not eating with the family: my family gets really upset when we don’t all eat at the same time together, mainly because I’m in recovery from an eating disorder. Does it ever become an uncomfortable issue with you and your fam? How do you suggest tackling the tension?
it’s prob different in my case because i’ve never experience an eating disorder. its not a big deal… my mom has this thing where she makes food for everyone- if you want it, eat it, if you don’t, that’s cool too
maybe have something small to make them happy? or just sit at the table with them if you’ve eaten already and keep them company? that’s what i usually do… or just make sure your meal times coincide with the fam’s, so they don’t worry about you <3
I love people watching! It’s so fun to just sit down and enjoy the fresh air! Glad you enjoyed the fair!
Tucson street fair is the best! Gotta love the Tucson flavor 🙂 Looks like you guys had a great time – how fun!
The street fair looks so fun! I love fair food. 🙂
Love the Snow Cone Yum that Pilot had! I used to go crazy over those when I was younger! I had a snoopy snow cone maker ! I miss that! haha!
Have a great day love!!! xoxo <3
Ahhh! I had the Snoopy Snowcone Maker too 🙂
I want to put flax on my salads now too-thanks for the idea! And I LOVE going shoeless-yipppeee 🙂
Oh, I like the Pilot’s shirt – it looks like something my husband would wear. Where’s it from?! 🙂
lululemon 🙂
Hope the picture shoot for the header goes well! That’s exciting!
I LOVE street fairs, outdoor festivals, farmers markets and things like that. The food, the vibe, the energy, live music, free samples…it’s all so fun 🙂
Looks like you guys had a blast! And yes, awesome biceps. Your new blog title should be The Gun Show 🙂
What fun! Glad you had an awesome day with the Pilot. I’m loving his scruffy “unshaven” look….I love it when Kevin sports that look (it makes him look tougher than he really is 😉 ). And rock those biceps!
I won’t be going shoeless over here on Tuesday. I don’t think they would let me into my nutrition labs.
random – both my parents and i have one of those gnome being carried by monsters statue things (for lack of better words). we got them two years ago in a jokey white elephant exchange from a friend in who lives in vietnam (and got them there). so it’s weird to see them at the street fair!
the flax on your salad– is that the flax meal??
yep!
Eee, I love the Mexican skeletons!
I hope you put up some tips and such about your new blog design/header. I have the roughest time making mine look swanky.
i totally will!
look at those biceps… no body better mess with you
That street fair looks like so much fun! I love live music, just people jamming and having a great time. I’m not sure about the shoeless thing…I think it’s a great idea but I’m in college and I work in a dining hall…I don’t know if they’d allow that!
OOOh! Good call – flax on salad! I will def have to try that.
Jealous of your beautiful weather! I love street fairs, can’t wait till the Spring/Summer in NYC when they will have lots! Haha, I totally noticed your bicep and what like “Holy crap, is that her bicep?? I need to start doing her workouts again!”
We had a street fair like that in my college town and I LOVED it! It looks like you and the Pilot had a great time!
i love being barefoot, whenever i can i dont wear shoes or socks, i have some vibrams, and once these gigantic puddles and snow is gone ill be rockin those all the time, practically barefoot!
I am so exited to move back to seattle- during the summer there are some awesome street fairs!
Street Fair sounds so fun! We have similar events here in Boston and I love the festive atmosphere in each event. I recently had some chicken and waffles and I’m still thinking about it!
Did you have any favorite street fairs/markets/etc when you lived in Orlando? I know we have SO many but I have yet to go out and explore them (crazy I know!!!)
LOVE the winter park farmer’s market!
Snow Coness!! We have a place here that only sells those things called SnoBiz. It’s jammin during the summer.
Stop being so modest girl – you have killer biceps!
I love people watching too! Even if it makes me a giant creeper. 😛
People watching is fun, I agree! 🙂
I’d love if Meg would share her chicken recipe. I tried it once, dipping the chicken in panko and baking, but just ended up with a greasy mess!
it’s on her blog: http://withasentimentalheart.blogspot.com/2011/03/chicken-and-waffles.html 🙂
I love BBQ chicken! That looks incredible!
We have a cute little market where my parents live that’s open in on Saturday mornings in the summer. It’s got lots of great veggies and fruits that I LOVE to stock up on and take back to school! It also has flavored coffees and some tasty pastries that I like to indulge in every once in a while 🙂
I LOVE Mexican skeletons, too! I lived in Mexico for two years and want to devote a bathroom to Mexican skeletons/Mexican decorations. My husband, however, isn’t quite as excited about the idea…. 🙂
I love that The Pilot is wearing the Lululemon tshirt. Bo loves wearing his for long runs and casual weekends.
My aunt and uncle live in Bisbee. Have you ever been down there? It’d be a really fun weekend or even day trip!
yes, tom loves his lulu stuff that i had stashed and waiting for him 🙂
i’ve been there but it’s been forever… let me know if you ever make a trip to visit them and we’ll meet you!
Looks like a fun afternoon! It was nice here too today – it was freakishly 77 degrees in Chicago!! I loved it though!
AMAZING. love chicago so much 🙂
I went to the 4th ave fair in December when I was there, it is AMAZING!! I have never seen anything so big and with such amazing vendors. I could only buy a couple of items, but the hand painted light bulb we got is still the favorite. Love the blog and so happy for you to be in a place you love with your honey home!
No street fairs around here- JEALOUS, by the way- but there is the local farmers market and crafts fair which is big around here. There’s also amazing hiking locations and well, can’t complain about the beach either!
Boo. I haven’t been to Tucson’s street fair in forever. Love the shops and bars on 4th ave., some of them anyway. ha
I love street fairs too, nothing says summer time like them! I hadn’t thought about using flax as a salad topping before, totally going to try that this week. Thanks for the tip!
Awe Tucson! I love staying updated on all your T-town outings. I’ve missed that cute lil’ town while I’ve been abroad this semester 🙂
The street fair looks like so much fun. I can’t wait to hit up the farmer’s market with fam when I’m home (back in CA) this summer–endless varieties of hummus, tamales, fruits and veggies all for me to taste! ha!
As cute as I think TOM’S shoes are – because they are, super, super cute… check out this article about A Day Without Shoes. I know it was on Tuesday and I’m a little delayed, but maybe something to think about for next year…
http://goodintents.org/in-kind-donations/a-day-without-dignity
i celebrated 🙂 gave the heads up to the bloggies last weekend and spent most of tuesday barefoot 🙂
OH it’s a counter campaign. i get it now, haha. reading the article now