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better late than never

29 Monday Aug 2022

Posted by azahar in home, sevilla

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emergency

Over the weekend I printed up this handy list of emergency numbers for Sevilla/Andalucía. One is now up on the fridge door, I also printed two more wallet-size ones for me and the flatmate. The question is… why have I never done this before?? I mean, I pretty much remember that 112 is the general emergency number, but depending on the emergency calling direct could save some very important possibly live saving minutes without needing to have 112 redirect me. And so now I just hope neither Peter or I have to use this.

sunday song – manolo sanlúcar

28 Sunday Aug 2022

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Yesterday the world of flamenco lost one of its legendary guitarists, Manolo Sanlúcar. I’m happy to say that I’ve had the honour and pleasure of seeing him perform here in Sevilla, something I will carry with me forever. The video above is from the film Flamenco by Carlos Saura with Manolo playing an alegría. Below he performs with another legend, and probably the greatest flamenco guitarist who ever existed, Paco de Lucía. It’s wonderful watching them together. Decanse en paz, Manolo.

caturday august 27th 2022

27 Saturday Aug 2022

Posted by azahar in casa azahar, cats, caturday, home

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caturday august 27 2022

This is what I wake up to every morning, this big orange lovable galoot fast asleep on the pillow next to mine. 🧡🐈

garlic galore

26 Friday Aug 2022

Posted by azahar in casa azahar, cooking, homecooking, sevilla

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Tried roasting whole garlics in the STORMCOOKER™️ the other day and all I can say is… wow! Of course this can also be done in a regular oven but I am so enjoying not having had to use my oven since getting the air fryer. Saves heating up the entire kitchen in summer and, more importantly, with soaring energy costs (last electricity bill was double that for the same month and consumption last year!) this should help a little. And every little bit helps.

Anyhow, slice off the end of the garlic bulb, drizzle with some olive oil, season with salt and pepper, wrap it in foil and cook at 190ºC for 20-25 minutes (be careful of hot steam coming out when unwrapping). Then have fun squishing the soft sweet cloves out of their papery casing. So easy and so delicious.

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cathy & mark

25 Thursday Aug 2022

Posted by azahar in friends, sevilla, social media, twitter

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cathy mike

Another fab time meeting Twitter pals, in this case Cathy and her husband Mark (who are also friends and Algarve neighbours of Yin & Phil who I met a couple of weeks ago). Anyhow, this was a flying visit for them but we managed to fit in a penúltima (or three) at my local bar down the street before they headed off for dinner. Since Cathy and I have “known” each other for years it was like meeting up with an old friend. Hope they’ll be back soon.

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