Marina was more than happy to help me with this assignment and answer my food questions. Marina's situation is a little different from most of the other señoras because she actually works as a cook for a family with children. I think I got pretty lucky in that respect because I feel like Marina really knows her way around Spanish cuisine!
Marina does her shopping at a supermercado, generally once a week on Saturdays (not counting any shopping she does for the family she works for). Although she will go more often for things such as bread and fruit, which taste better fresh. She has noticed a definite increase in prices over the recent years; according to her, "everything is very expensive." When she does do her shopping she already has in mind the things she's going to buy, but she does admit that oftentimes she'll see something in the store and then remembers that she needs that too.
For Marina, a light meal takes about 15-20 minutes to prepare. However, she stressed that the amount of time spent cooking depends greatly on what type of food she is preparing and how many people she's cooking for. Marina, like me, will eat everything so she couldn't really choose her favorite dish. Some of her favorites, however, are paella, tortilla de patata, and lomo with her special sauce that she made up herself.
Marina says that on Saturday we're going to make paella and I couldn't be more excited!!!
¡Hasta luego!
Wow - Marina cooks for two families! She is a dedicated and very talented señora. ¡Tienes mucha suerte!
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