WARM AND STICKY MANILVA ON TUESDAY

TUESDAY 1^st OCTOBER 2013.

Yet another fine day in sunny Manilva, the breeze has dropped and in fact it’s warm and sticky! After breakfast I made a ‘Broccoli Soup” at Brenda’s suggestion; Broccoli Florets tossed with sweated Onions, Leeks, Mixed Herbs and Celery and diced Potatoes then cooked in a vegetable stock, add a Béchamel sause,season and taste – then blend! Result !! See the pictures above of Brenda's lunch served in our original Paul Bocuse bowls with a Cheese Crute !

Then I made a ‘Tapenda’ of diced Onions,Green,Red & Yellow Peppers to go in the Basmati Rice as tonight we are having we are having ‘Escalope of Turkey Breast’ cooked in foaming Lemon Butter with a rich creamy Mushroom sauce and diced Green Beans; Mano has just called in and picked up his ‘Dinner Box’s’ for later tonight as he is back in work, Broccoli Soup,Savoury Rice and Bread Rolls !! Their electricity is still not back on, Anna is staying at Carlos’s house this evening.

We have been for a long walk around the village with Chispa,they are preparing the roads outside the Wine Centre/Museum and along the ‘La Pedreta’ for the road markings to be painted on tomorrow, the new signs have started to go up on the wine centre and they have nearly finished sealing the flagstones in the new park – as you can see in the pictures above.

The work on church ‘La Iglesia De Santa Ana’ is staring to take shape, the new roof is on, and the towers are finished, the outside walls are being repaired and as you can see in the picture above the inside is also starting to look better; will it be ready in time for Xmas ?!

As we were having our lunchtime ' Soup' a neighbour called in from across our street with fresh from his local Campo,Aubergines,Courgettes and two large bunche's of Manilva Moscatel grapes ! So I have have just made my recipe of ' Ratatouille' -diced Onions & Garlic,Green,Red & Yellow Peppers,Tomatoes,Green Beans,Mushroom stalks,White Wine & Vegetables stock,Tomato Salsa,Fine Herbs and finished with love and care !! As you can see above in the top picture !!

This evening after supper I will be upstairs in the office watching ‘New Tricks’ on the small PC via my connection to BBC TV1,at the same time on the larger PC I will have on the Celtic v Barcelona match while downstairs Brenda will be watching on TVE1 and reporting( shouting up the score!) on the Porto v Atl.Madrid game ! Both are in the group stages of the ‘UEFA Champions League’

Thought for the Day; See above.

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