Things have gotten quite calm and quiet after having guests for a week. We kind of love both. We love having people come and share our time when we travel. And we love having our own space. So it is nice to be able to have both. I further have realized that I've been a bit remiss about updating our various eating experiences (always a crowd pleaser at the de-I blog).
Considering the fact that the #1's are videographers by profession finding out that they were camera shy was a bit of a frustration. However, we here at Eldership Productions aka de-I Blog, have our ways.
1A - "It says here that our accommodations at ElderBase El Campello are free of charge"
#1 - "Hmmmm. Well as the manager of said accommodations is de-I and my Dad, I would wonder if there isn't some hook.
"You know dear, that Dad of yours, he's a bit of a paparazzi."
"Damn! There he is again!"
"Ha, Ha. Don't Worry"
"de-I would never sneak a shot in while I was photographing you."
"Humph. I'm finally free from the camera wielding old geezer."
"What do you mean I should look up?"
"Damn if he isn't taking pictures from up on the 20th floor!
Not even cats are free from the de-I paparazzi lens!
Proof that de-I, on rare occasions, will even paparazzize himself and Wife!
So on to the real glamour...
NO. I mean the Gastronomic Post!
Eaten at El Castel de Guadalest
I had the hunger crabs and refused to order anything. But broke down and had this nice salad with tomatoes and anchovies
At one of the many small bars along the El Campello waterfront
A Pastrami sandwich of all things
And a smoked fish sandwich made with Crystal Bread (which we found out is a 'thing', a bread that has a very crunchy crust and very little crumb.) It was quite good.
We lucked into a very good menu de dia at a restaurant in Murcia
I started with their version of Ensaladilla Rusa
The caramelized onions were a very nice touch and I appreciated that the bread sticks were not too big.
Meanwhile Wife had Gyoza, this being a bit of a fusion place.
My main was a simple boneless pork with a nice sauce and good potatoes
The meat was a bit tough which is the norm here but had good flavor
But Wife had a Chicken Milanese (breaded boneless chicken) with a Camembert sauce that was very tasty and quite subtle
I'm not sure what this dessert was. It was like an eclair but the exterior was a chocolate flavored dough. It was very good.
Even thought entree prices here were quite a bit, because this was the menu del dia, we got all the above plus our drinks for about $42. Spain is still an amazing bargain when it comes to dining.
At another of our local places #1 and I had Tostas for a late breakfast.
Hers was with tomato and burratta cheese
Mine had smoked salmon and avocado
We made a pilgrimage with the #1's to Pinoso to visit the
Restaurante le Vid. We found this a year ago by accident and were impressed with the food and enamored by the live video showing their arroz and paella made traditionally with a live fire of grape vine cuttings. We hadn't had the rice but I really wanted to try it. Fortunately #1 was TOTALLY into this.
We were not disappointed (if you are ever in Pinoso, Spain which is HIGHLY unlikely) I would strongly recommend this place.
As the rice is made to order, we started out with some shrimp and some scallops. Not too much. Very fresh, sweet and delicious.
1A was into the meat (they do all kinds of grilled meat here) and had lamb chops he highly recommended.
And our paella with seafood (which we did watch being made) absolutely made the day gastronomically
I'm not quite sure how it comes out to be a single layer of rice perfectly cooked like this but it is something I will look forward to having again next time we are in El Campello
