Making it work Mondays- THE SUNDAY FERIA

Today is my first official Making It Work Monday entry and as such I'll make note of one of our favorite things about La Plata - the weekly feria that is held 2 blocks from our house every Sunday morning. It is a fantastic outdoor market with fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, meats, cheese, grains and flowers. I usually make out my shopping list on Saturday night and plan the weekly meals based on what I purchase at the market on Sundays. Drew is shopping at the feria here.

The best part, besides the convenience and tasty nature of our weekly bounty, is the cost. We usually spend about 60 pesos per week (right now the USD conversion is $15.75).

Here is a photo from our market trip a few weeks ago. We got 8 large bell peppers (red, orange & yellow), fresh corn on the cob, cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, oranges (for fresh juice), eggs (2 dz), chorizo cerdo (pork sausage), chicken breasts (3 large pieces, skinless & boneless), fresh basil and 2 dz fresh flowers for the house. All for under $16 USD. It is amazing and the urge to cook constantly is high with such wonderful and inexpensive items to make all the time.

Besides the great shopping, it's also the perfect place for us to unlease our broken & rudimentary Spanish on our neighborhood. Kids are about, dogs (Binks & Bea included) are running around and everyone is in a great mood while shopping. After the feria we will usually make our way over to our favorite bakery, La Piedad for some fresh bread and pastries with a final stop at our butcher (yes we have a butcher) for some meat to cook on the parilla later on in the day. Here is Drew cooking on our massive roof top grill. Once American football season starts (we have DirecTV and will have the Sunday ticket), Sundays will be truly perfect!