THURSDAY/FRIDAY
22nd/23rd NOVEMBER 2012 .
We are just
about getting away with the weather at the moment, the sun is around and there
is no wind or rain and the temperature is staying at around the 20degs mark; on
Thursday we had an at home day and started to think about Christmas, we are
spending it with Mano and Anna, Carlos, Anna Mari and Fabio and this year Sally
Ann, Domenico and Dylan; we have three plans so far depending on when Mano and
Carlos are working so it will be a last minute decision. We have dug out the
Xmas decorations and have our first Poinsettia in the lounge all ready! I watched on the BBCIPlayer ‘ Later with
Jools’ – Sinead O’Connor was very good, she still has a ‘Helluva ’voice and the
first number she did-rocked! Jools then went on the Hammond Organ and
accompanied ‘Mud Morganfield, Muddy Waters eldest son on a real blues oldie ! I
picked up some Calf’s Liver in the
morning and we had it thinly sliced, dusted in flour and cooked ‘Pink ’in
foaming Butter with Crispy Smoked Bacon, well done English Pork Sausages, Sauté
Onions and Tomato and a Baby New Potatoes. The late film was a ‘Quirky ’classic
called “ Accidental Hero ”from 1993,Dustin Hoffman is in the main part with the
excellent Andy Garcia and Geena Davies in the supporting roles. It looks like
the next series of films is going to be from the John Travolta catalogues.
Later I caught the ‘ Spain on the Road again ’programme which this week was
around Barcelona; they ended up in the Michelin*** “ Sant Pau ” in San Pol De
Mar, the Chef is ‘ Carme Ruscalleda ’who is the highest rated female chef in
the world with five stars in total as she has two for her restaurant in Tokyo –
the food was sublime as she showed them in the kitchen how the dish’s were
cooked.
On Friday
morning we shot down to Sabinillas for the shopping and called into the English
bookshop for the papers, books and Xmas cards,( also the Wedding Anniversary
card for next week!) - watch out to see if you are on the Xmas list! It gets
smaller every year !! The flower man was back in the market in the village
after his holidays so we back to fresh flowers in the lounge. In the evening
for supper we had some large ‘ Gambas ’in the shell from the fish market which
I cooked ‘ Andalusia Style ’on Sea Salt on the plancha ( Griddle Plate ) – you
then dive in with your hands and of course you must suck the heads ! On the
side we had a rich dipping Langoustine sauce – mouth watering ! We then
watched, again ‘ Jackie Brown ’which of course was written and directed by
Quentin Tarantino.
Thoughts
for the Day;
With
average or even minimum ability, success is still possible. Everybody has
talent.
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