Jean and Tim left early Tuesday morning. So we ate at home on Tuesday night because it was class night for Phil and we had things to eat in the house. LOL Then our next meal out was Wednesday and wanting something easy and comfort food like we chose MING.
We eat out nearly every night but on the nights we stay home it pretty much is an easy dinner and always includes salad if I have my way. These are two recent ones. I usually get a photo of the salad and then get involved in getting dinner on the table. Tonight it was salmon and baked potatoes. Earlier in the week it was mushroom and chicken Alfredo pasta with asparagus (Phil's fave). There aren't many salad choices on menus here so I feel like it's a real treat to have it at home. Tonight I added chopped figs and last time it was hearts of palm. The padron peppers are a good flavor booster and the cherry tomatoes have actual flavor! If we have avocados I add those, but we had avocado toast for brunch today. #LivinginSpain
Then on Friday, we tried a new place for sushi. It was EXCELLENT! We really appreciated that there were more than three choices for sashimi (standard for most of the local places). Every course was great but next time we limit the oysters to two pieces and the Maki to four rather than eight. That way we could try different things as well as return to ones we loved tonight. #hastaluego
Saturday brought a new Italian to try- another new place for dinner. Maccheroni & CO. We are still searching for "our Italian place." Everything was good but we're looking for the equivalent of the place in Rome by our apartment, or the one two campos away from our hotel in Venezia, or the one around the corner from our place in Bologna or Trieste. You get the gist of it. Approaching two dozen trips to Italy have spoiled us to want authentic food.
Sunday We had a great day.... We started with Costco bagels at home for brunch. Then later in the afternoon we went to the cinema to see "A Complete Unknown" - our first outing to the peliculas (films) in Spain. And finally, we met our friend Helena and her partner Lope for burgers nearby (really good ones) at GOIKO and then we ended our evening at MITO (where we met Helena.) Despite our age difference, we have in common that we are all expats. Helena & Lope are from Brazil.
A MOVISTAR+ cable advertisement playing before the movie. Even in Spain, you can't get away from the orange menace
Monday we met up with Becky and Mary, two of Phil's classmates for dinner at Casapuerta.
Tuesday is Phil's class night so it's "eat at home" night. And then Wednesday our next guests arrive - my "danger zone" travel buddy andheer husband. Then the remainder of March will bring us six more guests. At the end of the month, we meet up with friends in Cádiz. Busy bees are we. LOL
