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Long lunch at Estacion San Pablo de Buceite
A long lunch at a railway station restaurant with trains passing by every hour or so may not be at the top of most people’s list. However this restaurant is different and a long lunch here is a joy. Quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Andalucia, andalusia, restaurant, San Pablo, train station
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Cake making day – for a change
I decided to make some cakes today because I had all the right ingredients in my fridge and store cupboard and we had run out of biscuits to have with our tea! The recipe I followed was from the website: … Continue reading
Posted in Andalucia, baking, Finca del Rio, Uncategorized
Tagged butter cream icing, butterfly cakes, fairy cake, homemade, nectarine jam, plum jam
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Harvest/Vendimia 2011
The lead into the 2011 harvest has been strange. Everything seems to have been early. The almond blossom was in early January as mild winter weather led plants to think spring had come. There was also lot of blossom on … Continue reading
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Tagged grape harvest, grapes, Syrah, tempranillo, Vendimia, wine, Wine Harvest, wine making
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Verdear – the picking of green Olives
Verdear or ‘greening’ is the picking of green olives for eating. The verdear usually happens in October but this year has been unusual. Many crops have been early, as is the case with the olives, which are ready now, some … Continue reading
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Tagged green olives, jar, manzanilla olive, olive oil, olive tree, olives, pickling, Verdear
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