This morning we made a trip with friends Brian and Jackie to the town of Fuente Alamo to visit the vet with the papers for our golden Labrador, Sam, to make sure that he is up to date with all his jabs. Everything is fine we were pleased to hear.
Being in Fuente Alamo, of course we took the opportunity to visit a favourite café/bar for morning coffee and tapas. This is a long-established place in a back street with a well worn and comfortable air about it.
Sadly, Sharon was still too full of breakfast to eat anything but she enjoyed her coffee. The rest of us managed to force down a few morsels, including a delicious long thin baguette sliced and with a filling founded on freshly-grated tomatoes on top of which were layered plenty of anchovies and thick slices of goats´ cheese. Croquettes were also ordered, together with tostada con tomate, which is the local favourite of toasted bread served with a big bowl of more freshly grated tomatoes. Of course, we also ordered a dish of olives, the fresh green type that are just split and kept a few weeks in brine. These are quite sharp but have a bite that is appreciated by those who like such things. A basket of hunks of fresh bread completed the table, as did a flask of olive-oil to pour over anything that needed it.
On the way back home, we stopped at a Moroccan shop in La Aljorra that Jackie has discovered. “Have you got fresh coriander?” Jackie asked, the smiling owner looked towards the door and a man walked in carrying several baskets over-flowing with bunches of fresh-cut coriander and mint. The fat bunches were only 60 cents each. We also bought huge fresh oven-baked round loaves that are wonderfully soft.
Sharon said: “I´m going to use the coriander in a white sauce to have with baked potatoes for tonight’s dinner, she said. We´ll also have chopped ham on top and coleslaw on the side. So, a well-balanced and nourishing meal. Simply delicious.”
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©Phillip Bruce 2009.
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