Oh dear, I don't feel very well today! I ate breakfast, but then this afternoon I came over all funny and I didn't feel like dinner at all. I don't recall, but perhaps I ate something that didn't agree with me earlier, like some woodlice, or a big spider.
Martin cooked picadillo last night and served it with tortillas de maiz, black beans and salad. In case you don't know, picadillo is minced meat (in this case beef, though it should be a mixture of veal and pork if you're trying to be authentic) mixed with tomatoes, garlic, onions, chillies, carrots, almonds and apples. You spoon the cooked mixture into warm tortillas, add cheese, salad and salsa, and roll them up to form tacos. (I've heard that in the Mexican state of Oaxaca they eat chipulines - grasshoppers - but I don't think they eat spiders.)
Tonight A and M ate what was left of the picadillo, but with rice and peas instead of tortillas. Then, in a Latin mood, they watched Robert Rodriguez' movie Once Upon A Time in Mexico, which they found silly but entertaining. I just sat on the top landing feeling sorry for myself, I'm afraid. I do hope I feel better tomorrow.
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Hi Aaron, It's surprising how my description of an aubergine (eggplant) seems somehow plausible when applied to Milan. It's not the most appealing Italian city, but improves a lot when it's heated through. Though as I'm just a cat who's never left the UK, how would I know?
Dingo
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