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rainy day lunch

29 Wednesday Nov 2017

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It’s been RAINING here in Sevilla the past two days, something that we are all quite grateful for. Well, except for getting the laundry dry. But it also means that it feels like “stay at home” weather. So after going to see my GP today (nope, still no clue as to what THE PAIN is about) and doing some shopping, I came home and made a totally comfort food rainy day lunch. Garlicky pan-grilled swordfish, stir-fried courgetti and twice-fried chips with soy mayo. And well, have been home ever since. Doing this and that. A bit of work stuff (as always). Netflixing with cats. In PJs.

Sun will be back with us tomorrow.

leftovers

21 Tuesday Mar 2017

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So you know, been trying to stick to (mostly) low-carb options recently, and decided to make one of my favourite salads: wilted spinach, feta, garlicky bacon, chopped hard-boiled egg. Then I ended up with too much so turned the “leftovers” into an amazing omelette for flatmate Peter. Now and then, living with me has its advantages.  😉

new year’s eve dinner

31 Saturday Dec 2016

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nye-dinnerA quiet New Year’s Eve dinner at home. Loving the new oven. Roasted a couple of tiny lamb legs and am getting better at roasties too. But the most exciting (and delicious) part of the evening was making gambas al ajillo at home for the very first time. See vid below…
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Later on watched the Madrid ball drop in Puerta del Sol on TV, raised a glass to the new year, and then headed to bed. How was your evening?

friday night … fun?

23 Friday Dec 2016

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friday-night-fun-2I 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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lentils galore

19 Saturday Nov 2016

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There’s been a fair bit of comfort food cooking going on this weekend at Casa Az. Yesterday I made some lovely leek & potato soup (must do that more often), and this morning Peter decided to make one of his puchero stews, this time with lentils instead of the usual white beans. However, he started off with the entire kilo bag of lentils (instead of half), which start off looking like the right amount, but soon grow. Oops.

So I came to the rescue, moved half his lentils to another pot, and made a tikka masala with lots of veggies (onion, garlic, courgette, tomato, spinach…). Lucky these will freeze well. I think this will be the lentil quota for the winter.