So I’m pretty sure this nativity scene isn’t historically accurate… 😉
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24 Friday Nov 2017
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adiós christmas!
06 Friday Jan 2017
So no more fairy lights in the orange trees… well, until next December anyhow. The Three Kings came last night and today (Epiphany / Twelfth Night) marks the end of the holiday season. But it is also BIRTHDAY EVE! And boy am I ever excited. 🙂
Tomorrow there will be cava (of course) and a special lunch has been planned (more on that later), then who knows? Very likely a nice late afternoon walk and perhaps meeting up with friends for a drink in the evening. It’ll be quite low-key and lovely. And I will be 60. Wow!
and just like that…
28 Wednesday Dec 2016
Posted in christmas, food & drink, friends, tapas
… they were gone! But not without one final tapeo, finally setting straight the serious omission of Crackburgers in the Cheeky Pigs vast tapas repertoire.
And of course what tapeo would be complete without a penúltima at one of our usual haunts, the bar at Gourmet Experience?
It was a great Christmas and I loved that these guys came down to spend it with me. Hope to see them again soon. xx
christmas eve dinner
24 Saturday Dec 2016
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What a wonderful Christmas I’m having! A few months ago Julie & Steve informed me that they had just made plans to come to Sevilla for Christmas, which gave me something to look forward to. We’ve already been out and about this week, and then I planned this mahoosive Christmas Eve dinner, which turned out fabulous (if I say so myself!).
Here is a close up (for Sara) of THOSE confit potatoes from Quality Chop House in London. I have to say they didn’t quite come out the same, but they were pretty damn tasty nevertheless. And I even got some advice from chef Shaun Searly on Twitter, which I thought was very sweet of him.
After dinner I got out the enchanting Robert Sabuda pop up Christmas books sent to me by Jane many years ago and we all sat, well, enchanted, as we read them together. It was such a lovely evening, lots of fab food, wine and chat. Thanks for coming guys! xx
friday night … fun?
23 Friday Dec 2016
Posted in christmas, gastronomy, home, homecooking, sevilla
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I was so excited to find the recipe for chef Shaun Searley’s amazing confit potatoes (pictured below at the amazing Quality Chop House in London) and decided to include them in my Christmas Eve dinner. Well, they ended up taking all of Friday evening to prepare, with slicing and layering and slow baking for three hours (!!). The final frying happens just before serving. I hope they turn out, but just in case I’ll have some back-up roasties. What are you making for Christmas dinner?
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