Paella

Paella is a very traditional Spanish meal, it was originated in Valencia, and is now eaten pretty much all over Spain. There are all sorts of different varieties, mainly fish paella, meat paella, seafood paella, and any mixture. Almost every Spaniard you talk to tells you a different way to make it. And at the end of the day, it looks more like whatever you had leftover in the kitchen. It kind of reminds me of chili. Every American makes chili differently, and if you're like my mom the ingredients are rarely the same, whatever veggies are in the fridge/cabinet. Anyway, the point of the story is-Pam and Glenn (another DuPont couple) bought this awesome Paella grill, and had a bunch of us over for dinner. They have a great patio and yard, so we brought the dogs, and Lola loved standing under the grill and catching scraps. Our Dutch friends, the de Wolffs were there too with their kids, who love the puppies. It was a lot of fun!

The Paella cooking on the special grill

The guys hanging out and eating appetizers (Brian, Charles, and my cute husband)

Tineke and Charles at the table, there were 8 of us and we barely put a dent in that pan

Tijn (pronounced Tine) was putting grass all over Goyo's face, and he just sat there like a puppet, such a cutie