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tomato sauce

14 Wednesday Apr 2021

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cat food, cats

So well anyhow… what a day! Which actually started off last night when I realised that, after opening the last bag of cat food in the house, that it had been slashed open. At first I didn’t think a lot about it (screaming cats demanding dinner) thinking maybe this bag got accidentally sliced by a knife when opening the packing box. But then this morning I remembered that I had actually bought two bags of cat food a few weeks ago, had taken them to the checkout myself, and then had them delivered along with the rest of my stuff. The first bag I opened was fine, this was the second one (which has been in the original delivery bag and in a cupboard all this time). At first I didn’t even notice it had been slashed until this morning when I saw cat biscuits all around the dishes. I tried to rationalise it, thinking there must have been some accident… BUT of course, if I saw a bag of any sort of human food had been opened before arriving at my home, I sure as hell wouldn’t eat it.

So of course the obvious thing was to go to the shop and get a new bag of food. Except today was “one of those days” which happens from time to time and, as an agoraphobic, I try not to push it unless I absolutely have to. And so I called my friend @svqconcierge (aka ovenless Peter), who happened to be going out shopping this afternoon, and he did me the big favour of picking up a fresh bag of cat food. EXCEPT it turned out the shop was sold out of the usual stuff… long story short, he bought something “similar” and brought it to me. Not ideal, but better than giving my cats possibly contaminated food!

What does this have to do with the famous Marcella Hazan 4-ingredient tomato sauce you ask?

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caturday march 27th 2021

27 Saturday Mar 2021

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adopt a cat, cats, sevilla

caturday march 27 2021

This pretty girl isn’t mine, but she could be yours. A friend of my neighbour found her in the street, without a chip. She is very sweet and affectionate but the person who found her isn’t allowed to have pets in her apartment and needs to find her a home as soon as possible. If you are interested or know someone in the Sevilla area who would like to adopt this little darling leave a message here or DM me on my Sevilla Tapas Twitter.

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azahar 2021

09 Tuesday Mar 2021

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azahar, orange blossom, sevilla, spring

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As always happens I smelled it before I saw it… even through my mask! It was a soft warm spring afternoon and I was walking back to the centre after having had lunch in Triana and suddenly I stopped dead in my tracks because THERE IS WAS. That gorgeous fragrance of azahar (orange blossom) that always takes me to a happy place. I’d been noticing buds on the trees for the past week or so but today was the first time I actually saw and smelled the blossoms. Oh my god… so happy.

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calçots 2021

26 Friday Feb 2021

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It’s that time of year again. From December to March calçots are in season and La Quinta Brasserie brings the Catalan tradition to Sevilla during this time. Basically the calçots (similar to a large spring onion) are roasted over coals, then wrapped up in newspaper and served with a wonderfully nutty romesco sauce. Delicious and also messy as hell. The trick is in getting the non-charred delicate centre out. First you peel away a bit of the charred bit at the end until you see the green part of the onion. Hold onto that! Then tightly grip the tip of the calçot with your other hand and pull.

After that you dip the calçot into romesco sauce, another Catalan dish made with tomatoes and roasted red peppers, puréed and thickened with toasted crushed almonds and bread. Heaven. You can see that La Quinta provided us with a paper bib and also latex gloves for this procedure, as after dipping the calçot into the romesco you are meant to hold it high over your mouth and slowly lower it in. My friend Peter shows us how it’s done (more or less, it was his first time).

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This dish is usually served with the traditional porrón, local Catalan wine served in a peculiar wine carafe, which you also hold well above your upturned face as you pour wine directly (or otherwise) into your mouth.
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It was great fun doing this again. La Quinta offers the calçots either a la carte or as part of a set menu that includes the calçots, grilled butifarra with creamy butter beans and alioli, a selection of char-grilled meats, desserts and wine. We opted for a la carte and frankly after the calçots and sharing the butifarra dish we were practically dead. Though we did see a couple the next table over polish of the entire menu. RESPECT.

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loki and chill

25 Thursday Feb 2021

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