A warm day in Oakland calls for some cool gazpacho

East Bay weather is notoriously warmer than across the Bay in San Francisco, and the afternoon sun tends to warm up our apartment. It was probably in the high-70s this weekend (eat that, east-coasters!) and Hannah was craving some gazpacho. It wasn't long before I was informed her mom would be joining us -- I was even more excited to make some gazpacho for a crowd.

Armed with an enticing recipe from the internet, I spent my Saturday afternoon by making a trip to Berkeley Bowl, chopping up all the vegetables, and constructing a cool, refreshing gazpacho. Garnish consisted of the remaining chopped vegetables that didn't go into the food processor, croutons from what remained from my first loaf of bread, and some shrimp sauteed in olive oil and Spanish paprika. We drank my ginger ale and some fresh mojitos, and after we cleaned up, Hannah baked some fantastic oatmeal raisin walnut cookies.