A CLOUDY AND OVERCAST SUNNY MANILVA AT THE START OF THE WEEK;

MONDAY 27^th/ JANUARY 2014.

Overnight the wind got up and the weather has changed suddenly, last nights forecast hinted that it was coming but not as bad, it’s the tail end again of the weather front hitting the UK; what it means is that we are now overcast and cloudy with the sun trying to brake through but the main effect is in the temperature that has gone come down from a lovely 26 degs yesterday to 16 degs today!! Oh dear or words to that affect!!

Just a little lie in this morning as the street cleaning machine woke us up; after our tea and toast we have sorted our week out, later I’ am going down to put some petrol in the car ready for the trips out on Tuesday and Wednesday. On the way back on Wednesday from the hospital we are calling into to pick some night lights from ‘Habitat’ in Marbella and then picking up our English shopping from ‘Super Sol’ The main shop will be as usual on Friday morning from Sabinillas.

The menu’s for the week are now starting to take shape; tonight we are having ‘Medallions of Pork Fillet’ pan-seared on the griddle in foaming Lemon Butter with diamond-cut Green Beans and Carrots mixed with Garden Peas(a la Flamande!) and savory ‘Breton-style’ Potatoes( cooked Potatoes tossed with Diced Red Peppers,Celery,Leek and Onions)   I’ve just made a very sharp piquant ‘Charcutiere’ sauce to go with the Medallions.

Tomorrow night it’s the rest of the Pork fillet flattened and bread crumbed into ‘Schnitzels’ garnished with a fried Campo Egg and Capers and Anchovy Fillets with Spaghetti Milanaise( My rich Tomato salsa!) on the side. On Wednesday we are having for a change a classic from the past with my version of “ Beef Bourguigonne” with Baby Shallots, Button Mushrooms and lardons of Smoked Bacon!  Thursday is left-over day and Friday is going to ‘Fishy!’

Last night after the news, sport and weather reports, Barcelona beat Malaga 3-0 and are back on top of the’La Liga’ on goal difference from Atl.Madrid, we found a rather interesting true story film to watch called “ Charlie Wilson’s War” from 2007 with Tom Hanks in the tile role playing a USA Congressman who is a bit of a ‘Lad about town’ who takes up the course of the war in Afghanistan on his own, watch it to find out what happens! Philip Seymour  Hoffman is excellent as a CIA officer and Julie Roberts is miss-cast as a rich American know it all! - Amy Adams and Emily Blunt are also in the cast.

Thought for the Day; See above.

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