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culpable cauli?

13 Wednesday Apr 2016

Posted by azahar in diet & nutrition, food & drink, home, homecooking

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cauliflower, food, homecoooking

cauli

On Sunday I made my first ever roasted cauliflower. As you can see, it’s not pretty, but man was it delicious. I roasted it with olive oil, garlic and black pepper, then tossed in some grated parmesan cheese. Served it with some short angel hair noodles. And I thought – hey, this is such a tasty way of having more veggies in my diet. Then a couple of hours later I doubled over in pain and ended up in emergency the next day.

Now I know the two incidents aren’t related (or are they?) but I think it’s going to be awhile before I dare to eat cauliflower again.

pre-feria

06 Wednesday Apr 2016

Posted by azahar in fiestas, food & drink, sevilla, spain, spring, wine

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feria, fiestas, flamenco, sevilla

pre feria (1)

Ania la Cordobesa

This is probably as close as I’m going to get to the Feria de Abril this year. Well, other than to maybe stop by one afternoon to take horse photos. Ania and I were invited to a pre-feria event at the Taberna del Alabardero and both of us agreed that it was a much more pleasant experience than the actual feria here.

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subversive spiralising

30 Wednesday Mar 2016

Posted by azahar in food & drink, gadgets, home, homecooking

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courgette, homecooking, spiraliser, spiralizer, vegetarian

spiralizing

Remember (of course you do!) when I bought my first spiraliser earlier this year? Well, I have actually been using it a fair bit. It’s great for courgetti, and also for lovely thin carrot strips to put in salads and slaws. But then a couple of weeks ago I put a courgette through the spiraliser to use in a curry I was making and, just before I tossed it in the sauce, it occurred to me that it would also be nice as a crisp veggie topping. So I dredged it in flour and, after shaking off almost all the flour, fried it in olive oil. And… wow! I realise this takes us out of the super-healthy concept of what spiralisers are supposed to be about, but don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

mr potato face

18 Friday Mar 2016

Posted by azahar in food & drink, markets, sevilla, tapas tours

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markets, sevilla, shopping

mr potato face

The other day I was doing some tapas tour training with Aldara for the We Love Tapas Market Tour and we came across this guy. It reminded me of the very best tomatoes I’d ever tasted, bought out of the boot of a car in a village near Sevilla. They were the lumpiest, most misshapen tomatoes I’d ever seen too. Lately there is a growing trend of shops selling “wonky veg”, along with food that is past its sell-by date, at bargain prices. It’s a great idea, don’t you think? Especially for families on a budget, but really for anyone against wasting food for no reason. I think – and hope – we will see more of these outlets soon.

premios gurmé

03 Thursday Mar 2016

Posted by azahar in food & drink, media, sevilla, shoes, work

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abc sevilla, premios gurmé

premios gurmeHad fun at the ABC Premios Gurmé on Wednesday. Got to meet up with old friends, meet some new ones, and wear my snazzy boots. Best of all, Ignacio (lower centre pic) told me that when I pick up my award next week that I won’t have to go up on stage and make a speech. Yay!

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