TUESDAY 13th/
MAY 2014.
This
morning we had a new sound that got us up, it turns out that one of our
neighbors around the corner has a blocked drain in her house so a specialist
firm from Estepona is in the street with their van and equipment making as much
noise as possible!
The weather
today is at the moment a little overcast but it’s still warm and the sunshine
will break through later, yesterday afternoon Brenda was up on the roof terrace
with the sun block on her chest but still managed to get a little color across
the top of it!
After
breakfast we had our menu planning conference for the week; tonight it’s seared
‘Calf’s Liver’ with Smoked Bacon, English Pork Sausages, sautéed Mushrooms,
griddled Onion ring, Green Beans and the last of the ‘Boulangere’ potatoes!
Then tomorrow it’s ‘Chicken Curry with Basmati Rice, Thursday is a find
something in the fridge day before Friday’s ‘Fish Night’ – Saturday will be our
regular ‘Steak a la Plancha’ and then on Sunday it’s going to be ‘Turley Breast
Escalope’s’ with Basmati rice and a rich Mushroom sauce only if we don’t go out
at lunchtime!
On our walk
later with the dog I will call into the butchers for a boned Leg & Thigh of
Chicken to go into tomorrows Curry, I use Chicken Breast’s in a 4 pack from
‘Mercadona’ that cost just 5 euros and we use the small fillets from them for
salads; the breast’s are also OK for the flattened Chicken but we also use the
butcher’s as well as his breast’s are bigger and tastier! The ‘Lamb Cutlet’s
that we use are from the supermarket and come in a large bag for about 5 euros,
Spanish cutlet’s are thin and some are like small steaks, we save some for
another day to use in a Mixed Grill – tonight’s Calf’s Liver is the cheapest
thing that we buy, only 2 euros and some of it goes away for the Mixed Grill a
well.
The Fillet
of Pork is from the supermarket and comes ready prepared at 6 euros; from it we
get two meals, Medalillons &Schnitzels!! When we roast a Chicken, portioned
not sliced we pick one up from the supermarket for 5 euros, the butchers are
slightly large and cost 7/8 euros – we get four meals then two cold the next
day as well as chicken salad, the Loin of Pork (sliced) for roasting is from
the supermarket and gives us the same result as the Chicken for 5 euros also! NB’
A very good Carving Knife & Fork is essential!
Our
Saturday night ‘Steak a la Plancha’ cost’s just 4 euros and as with everything
I ‘Butcher’ it ‘French-cut’ and so make another snack/salad from it – as with
all our meats! When I making the ‘Braised Steak’( Two meals again!) it’s from
our butchers and I can have it in slice’s or diced for a stew – cost about 6
euros depending on the amount; the three sorts of Burgers from him are 1 euro
each, while the ‘Brochette’ marinated cubes of Pork are only 3 euros.
Now for
this weekend’s Roast Leg & Shoulder of Lamb – It’s a special treat for high
days and holidays as it’s the most expensive thing that we buy besides the ‘Fore-Rib
of Beef’ at Christmas! It costs on average about 25/30 euros! – but it is worth
it!!- just!!! So I think that that’s enough ‘Home Economics’ for today!
Last nights
film on TVE2 was a delightful English comedy “Saving Grace” from 2000 with the
marvelous Brenda Blethyn,filmed mainly in Boscastle in Cornwall
Thoughts
for the Day; See above.
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