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a lovely sunday…

20 Sunday Jun 2010

Posted by azahar in food & drink, friends, home, restaurants, sevilla

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friends, lunch, sevilla, sunday

I’m a bit late with my post today because, well, I’ve actually been too busy enjoying my day. What’s that you say – az enjoying a Sunday??? Truth is, I’m feeling extremely well since my trip to Málaga. I came home last night with the very distinct feeling that … well, that I was happy. Really and truly happy. And so when I got up this morning I enjoyed spending time organising photos and doing some other stuff online. But it was such a gorgeous day that it was a shame to stay indoors, so Nog and I went out for a long walk. On the way home I gave my friend Bizzy a call because we were getting hungry and I remembered that I had been invited to stop by her restaurant L’Oca Giuliva for lunch one day – an invitation that included Nog – so it seemed like a good moment to take her up on her offer. We had a great time and it felt good to give Nog a treat, especially as he’d done such a good job of taking care of the boys while I was away.

So, that is our lunch up there … fabulous. Some spinach and provolone crostone, a fresh & crunchy endive salad with creamy gorgonzola dressing, and even dessert! I almost never eat dessert, but Bizzy insisted, so we shared strawberry “carpaccio” with vanilla icecream and pistachios, and a delicious tiramisu. Bliss.

After lunch we walked over to see if my virtual photographer buddy Antonio Cid was at work. I’ve known him for months now online but had never met him in person. Then I found out that he works weekends at a small bar near my house, so I decided it was time to stop by and say hello face-to-face. And of course it felt like we’d always known each other, very easy chatting, and we had a really nice visit.

And now Nog and I are back home. He’s reading and I’m taking care of some Sevilla Tapas updates and doing a few other things before I stop to make an evening snack. And then maybe watch a film and hit the hay. You know, I could really get the hang of Sundays if they were always this pleasant. Oh, and did I mention I am happy?

More on that tomorrow…

How was your Sunday?

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vineyard visit

16 Wednesday Jun 2010

Posted by azahar in food & drink, friends, Malaga, photos, wine, work

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Malaga, wines

Off to Málaga again! Well, maybe.

Not a holiday this time though. And no, I cannot afford this in the slightest, but it kind of just happened … or well, it’s almost happened. It all started a couple of weeks ago when María Paz told me she had to drive down to Málaga to pick up friends at the airport and said if I wanted to take some time off (she knows I love Málaga) that she could give me a lift and drop me off, and that she would also be glad of the company. I told her I wasn’t able to take holidays but later I thought it might be a good opportunity to visit the Málaga vineyards. You may recall that I’ve been working with a client on her social media stuff and so a visit to the vineyards and bodega would not only be interesting but would also help with writing the blog posts. And of course a couple of days staying at Manolo’s fabulous apartment wouldn’t be hard to take. But things haven’t quite turned out as planned…

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fried

06 Sunday Jun 2010

Posted by azahar in food & drink, friends, home

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dinner, fried fish, friends

Got fried last night. Along with Nog and Jessica. It was all very impromptu and actually started with a twitter post the other day. Luckily Jessica got in touch in the afternoon as it turned out things were getting out of control and I had way too much food for two. Which also meant she was able to bring over the mystery cheese. And wine. Oh yes, we all had lots of wine and stayed up much too late…

For the whole food story check out azahar’s kitchen.

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rice workshop

31 Monday May 2010

Posted by azahar in food & drink, teaching

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classes, food, rice

Like me, twitter friend AnnaLibera has a foodie alterego – hers is Panepanna. A trained chef, Anna also gives cooking classes in her home. Yesterday she was hosting a rice workshop and I was invited along as “guest twitterer”. It was fun. Anna not only showed us how to make three rice dishes (supplì, pilaf & risotto) but also had everyone take part in each stage. So it was very hands-on, especially when it came to making the supplì (breaded & fried rice balls filled with mozzarella). I abstained from getting my hands sticky so that I could send Twitter updates and also take some photos.

So, a nice day. I walked there and back (about 45 minutes each way) which was fine on the way there at 10.30 in the morning, but not so comfortable in the mid-afternoon HEAT on the way back. I’ve just heard it’s going up to 40º today … El Calor has arrived in Sevilla.

I’ve also posted about the workshop on azahar’s Sevilla blog.

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memorial

29 Saturday May 2010

Posted by azahar in food & drink, photohunt, photos

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monument, photohunt

Today’s Photohunt theme is “memorial”.

To the best damn radishes I’ve ever eaten.

photohunter

[note to Bloggers: I do go and look, but have given up on leaving comments
because of Blogger/Blogspot’s extremely user-unfriendly interface]

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