Vegetable fajitas on the run

The work continues. They were doing painting and inspections, etc. so I was in the way even just sitting at my desk. 

I popped the dogs in the car and headed out to do errands. 

When 11am rolled around I was getting hungry since I ate breakfast so early.

I decided to head to a local taqueria.

It is a cute little place but during lunch time it can get really crowded as the workers from the many office building in the area flock in to get their burrito/taco fix.

 

I ordered the vegetarian fajitas.

It came with a really huge whole wheat tortilla but it turned out way to messy to try to eat taco style with a tortilla that big. I ended up just eating the veggies straight out of the takeout container.

The failed taco attempt.

It also came with tortilla chips but I skipped those. I did give each of the dogs a tortilla chip.

Connor is not much of a gentleman when it comes to taking treats - he is a grabber.

Abby, on the other hand, is very gentle.

Here she is gently holding onto her chip while she patiently waits for me to take the picture.

I should have ordered one of the smaller plates - I only managed to finish about 1/3 of the portion and I will probably end up having to toss the rest((((
 
I am hoping that this is the last day of the work for the inside of my apartment. And I am REALLY hoping that they did put insulation around the pipes - as they said they would - otherwise I will have the joy of hearing my neighbors every time they run the faucet, use the shower or flush the toilet (Ewww).

 

Breakfast bruschetta

Breakfast bruschetta.

Day one of the construction went OK. It did throw a wrench in my plans when I realized the water was going to be shut off all day. But I muddled through.

In the afternoon my friend was nice enough to invite us over to hang out so we could get a break from the noise.

Connor is in the foreground and the ever mellow Scout is sleeping in the background.

This morning I woke up at 4am and couldn't get back to sleep (I am sure I am a bit anxious about how today will work out) - so I got up and did some more cleaning.

Unfortunately, when I went to take photos of my breakfast I discovered that they had re-installed the patio blinds all wonky and they aren't working anymore, le sigh.

But that didn't stop me from enjoying my breakfast - I just moved everything out to the patio to take pictures.

This photo was taken at 5:45 am.

The bruschetta was fast and easy. I cut a baguette in half lengthwise and lightly brushed it with olive oil. Then both halves went into a skillet over medium heat.

While the bread browned, I chopped up one yellow tomato and one red and tossed them in a bowl along with 2 teaspoons of olive oil, a dash of salt, a dash of black pepper and thinly sliced basil.

When the bread was nice and crisp, I plated it and let it cool for a bit before I rubbed it with a clove of garlic. Then a generous heaping of the tomato mixture went on top.

This is wonderfully messy to eat and the sweetness of the tomatoes along with the fresh bite of the basil? Heaven :-)

Wish me a day of smooth sailing or at least smooth construction...