April 12, 2006
Live Langostines!
At the Borough Market this past Saturday, we decided to be adventurous and get some LIVE langostines. These babies were crawling, not super active, but more like reserving their energy for when they needed to give a good fight.
To prepare them, we boiled a pot of hot water. We dropped one in at a time because our largest pot was really only big enough for one. These guys were flapping their tails, scarying me and forcing Ryan to slide them to their death. They knew it was coming. But I hated to do one at a time because they all had to see a member of their clan go into the pot of death.
They taste like lobster, but for all the trouble, you might as well get a lobster.
... still in the bag ...
... still alive ...
... cooked and harmless ...
That's my last Borough Market trip for a while. We're headed to Austin this Friday. Yay! I haven't been back since I was there for the Xmas-New Year holidays. It's been four months... that's my longest time away from home.
After Austin, I'm off to Tokyo again. Woohoo! Didn't think I'd be going back to fast, but the stars aligned to my favor. This time, I'll pack less and explore more! Already have a short list of things planned. The current plan is to stay for 3 weeks, but it may get extended. However long, I WILL be in Houston for Jenny's wedding. Can't wait to see my bride's maid dress.
Here are a couple of pictures of beautiful London weather this past weekend. Note: I walk by this every day!
Cheers,
lily