Near Northsider – Houston

I’m enjoying a rare weekend at home. It’s still very busy, runaround, try-to-get-stuff-done-and see-all-the-people-we-want-to-see kind of weekend, but at least I’m not working. I love my job, but we’ve had some long hours and working weekends off and on for the past few months and it’s wearing me out. It’s wearing all of us out. I get to take off days to make up for long hours, but I can never find a good day to take off since there’s always so much to do and no one to cover your work. I’m sure I’m not the only person who finds himself in this position.

Pan Dulce at breakfast on Sunday Morning

Originally uploaded by Leelunies.

We woke up early today and I got some pan at the Houston Bakery. I got the usual empanadas, cuernos, and pan de huevo (conchas). I also got something that’s like a round yellow cake with raisins inside and sugar on top. It was very, very good. I love yellow cake. I don’t know what this thing is called.

The bakery doesn’t have anything labeled on the trays and I didn’t think to ask. Actually, the only way you know how much things cost at the Bakery is that there is a chart to the side of the cases that lists each thing, “empanadas – 35 cents, cuernos – 35 cents…” and so on. Of course, if you don’t know the name of something, then you can’t find the price. It’s one of those places that’s in the hood where almost everyone speaks both English and Spanish, so some things are written in both English and spanish, while other things are written in only Spanish. It’s a business where the clientele know the product and there is very little need to introduce something new since they patronize the establishment specifically for familiarity.