TUESDAY 15th/ SEPTEMBER 2015.
I was up early as 'Reina; was due back with us for the day,she arrived just as all the children were going back to school after their three month holiday! Its even more quiet in the village, for now, the workmen opposite have finished and on the site they are working down the far end at the moment.
The sky is blue and the sun was out first thing this morning so by lunchtime it will reach 29 degs; there is stiff breeze that is keeping away any of the nasty stuff that Northern & Central Spain are having today,the forecast for the rest of the week is settled if a little cooler down here on the 'Costa Del Sol' - fingers crossed for next weeks celebrations!
I shot down to our butchers yesterday evening for some diced Beef as we have decided to have an old classic for our supper this evening; " Beef Bourguignon " - my version - its the basic recipe using Baby Shallots,Smoked Bacon,Button Mushrooms & Red Wine with the addition of a 'Mirepoix' of diced Vegetables,Carrots,Celery,Leeks, Onions,
They are all sweated off with a dash of Tabasco & Lea & Perrins, the Beef is dusted in seasoned flour and browned off before adding it to the pot and then topped up with a rich Beef & Vegetable stock and a cap of Gravy Browning then left on a low light to cook under the watchful eye of the Assistant Chef ( Brenda)! I will adjust the consistency this evening; Brenda has prepared a dish of her famous 'Mashed Potato' with Baby New Carrots & Garden Peas. The aromas are wafting upstairs into the office and up our street! See below;
Tomorrow morning we are going across to Estepona, first, to get some new batteries for our watches and to get then checked over, then we are calling into the Hypermarket before shooting along the coast to the shopping Mall 'La Canada' above Marbella for some retail therapy - shopping!
We manged to get up on the roof box/chimney yesterday evening foe a short while for our' Happy Hour' cocktails as the workmen finished for the day early. this evening after supper we watch some 'Champions League' Qualification football live on TVE 1
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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I was up early as 'Reina; was due back with us for the day,she arrived just as all the children were going back to school after their three month holiday! Its even more quiet in the village, for now, the workmen opposite have finished and on the site they are working down the far end at the moment.
The sky is blue and the sun was out first thing this morning so by lunchtime it will reach 29 degs; there is stiff breeze that is keeping away any of the nasty stuff that Northern & Central Spain are having today,the forecast for the rest of the week is settled if a little cooler down here on the 'Costa Del Sol' - fingers crossed for next weeks celebrations!
I shot down to our butchers yesterday evening for some diced Beef as we have decided to have an old classic for our supper this evening; " Beef Bourguignon " - my version - its the basic recipe using Baby Shallots,Smoked Bacon,Button Mushrooms & Red Wine with the addition of a 'Mirepoix' of diced Vegetables,Carrots,Celery,Leeks, Onions,
They are all sweated off with a dash of Tabasco & Lea & Perrins, the Beef is dusted in seasoned flour and browned off before adding it to the pot and then topped up with a rich Beef & Vegetable stock and a cap of Gravy Browning then left on a low light to cook under the watchful eye of the Assistant Chef ( Brenda)! I will adjust the consistency this evening; Brenda has prepared a dish of her famous 'Mashed Potato' with Baby New Carrots & Garden Peas. The aromas are wafting upstairs into the office and up our street! See below;
Tomorrow morning we are going across to Estepona, first, to get some new batteries for our watches and to get then checked over, then we are calling into the Hypermarket before shooting along the coast to the shopping Mall 'La Canada' above Marbella for some retail therapy - shopping!
We manged to get up on the roof box/chimney yesterday evening foe a short while for our' Happy Hour' cocktails as the workmen finished for the day early. this evening after supper we watch some 'Champions League' Qualification football live on TVE 1
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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