I sent my dragon grandson, Al Diaz at Dragon on a Mission, who lives in Mexico, a Cinco de Mayo funny on Facebook on Monday and he replied to me in Spanish. Now once upon a time I spent a lot of energy on learning Spanish. However, I am afraid I have forgotten a lot of it. So, I looked up grandson in Spanish and replied. However, whilst looking it up I came upon a programme which teaches one Spanish for free. So, I decided to brush up on the language. We will see how I get on. I wonder if they do the same for French. I have both languages on CDs, but like the way this is working. My French is a lot better than my Spanish mind you. I even used it at work for a while here although I have trouble understanding French Canadians.Out and about yesterday, I saw a sign which amused me “If time is money, are ATMs Time Machines?”.
We went for our Chinese lunch at the Mandarin yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. They issued passports a while back and you have to get 3 stamps to enter for a trip to Japan. There are several pages you can fill up giving you more than one chance. Not usually lucky at these things but you never know. Not sure why Japan and not China, although they do serve sushi there.
We decided to get our ears lowered (hair cut) in the afternoon and there is a Chinese restaurant (Sam’s Chinese Kitchen) quite close to the salon. I asked the proprietor if she had eaten there she said yes and it was very good. Also that they got very busy, particularly at the weekends and anyone she had recommended also liked it. Will have to check it out. It may surprise you to know we love Chinese food!!!
Bowling today. Just the two of us.
For Sunday supper I made Devilled Eggs and Triple Hot Coleslaw. May seem like a funny combination but we enjoyed it. During April I messed about with devilled eggs to get one that actually tasted devilled. Devilling was something the English used to do a lot of, but the food was hot and spicy not bland like most of the devilled eggs today. This is what I ended up with. The eggs are covered with Saran wrap so they won’t dry out.
My Devilled Eggs
As a supper dish
4 eggs, hard boiled
2-3 tsp Hellman's mayonnaise
1/2 tsp (or to taste) Coleman's mustard powder (I actually used a whole tsp).
1 tsp white wine vinegar
6-8 drops Texas Pete (or to taste)
Salt and pepper
Paprika
Peel eggs and cut in half taking out the yolks and putting in a small bowl. Mash with a fork. Add mayonnaise and continue to stir then add all the other ingredients individually. Mashing in with each addition. Then put the resulting mixture back into the egg whites and sprinkle with paprika. This is very much a matter of taste. For the slaw, I usually buy a pre-chopped bag of slaw and add onions as there are none in it.
Servings: 2
Triple Hot Dressing for Cole Slaw
The Ultimate Hot and Spicy Cookbook
1 Tbs Dijon mustard
2 tsp creamed horseradish
1 tsp Tabasco scuae
2 Tbs wine vinegar (white or red)
5 Tbs olive oil
salt and ground black pepper
cayenne pepper (optional)
1. Beat all ingredients together until oil is incorporated. If you like it really hot and spicy, add the cayenne, otherwise just pour dressing on a coleslaw salad and toss well. Leave it to stand for at least an hour tossing a couple of times more. Check the seasoning just before serving.
Have a great day
Love the cat pic.
ReplyDeleteIs the online Spanish course by Marcus Santamaria? I started on his course but started lagging behind and he sends me so many emails that they are piling up in a folder I opened specially. Must try and work through them.
I make coleslaw a lot at home and just use white cabbage, onion and grated carrot with mayo and cayenne pepper - will have to try this recipe as we like spicy/hot food
It's called Fluencia Sue. Just tried it for half an hour or so yesterday.
DeleteI used to make coleslaw but I find the bags of presliced are very good and I can keep them handy for quite a while in the fridge.
What is your secret for peeling eggs w/o big chunks of the white getting stuck to the shell? Cause I cannot peel an egg to save my life anymore. I have read tips up the kazoo and still can't master it.
ReplyDeleteNo real tip JoJo. I do run into problems now and again. I prick a hole in the wide part of the egg with a pin, place in cold water, bring to the boil and cook for 10mins. I then cool them down instantly and once cool I peel. They say using eggs which are not totally fresh helps too, I don't know. I guess store bought eggs are never totally fresh.
DeleteFresh farm eggs are much harder to peel without chunks coming off with the shell. Cooling awhile helps and I do the same with the pricking a hole in the egg before starting it in cold water. :-)
DeleteI had heard that - glad to have it confirmed.
DeleteGood luck with the French and Spanish. I've been learning French and German through Duolingo. It's free and I'm enjoying it but because they use the immersion method - which means no direct teaching of grammar as you learn by experiencing the language - I find you need to supplement it with one of the many websites that do teach grammar.
ReplyDeleteMy Spanish wasn't too bad when I went to the Dominican Republic a few years ago. My French is much better. I can still think in French. I might have a look a Duolingo.
DeleteMy family (extended) LOVE deviled eggs. Someone brings them to every gathering we have. Like you, I do like them spicy. I'm going to try this recipe. Looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteAs for languages...My school girl French has been reduced to a few phrases and some songs. My Spanish is better but rusty due to lack of use the past 15 yrs. I've always read & written easier than speaking. I have to relax and just absorb and then I was fine. I've been thinking about doing a refresher course on it. We have a lot more Spanish speaking people in our area now than when I first moved here from California. My Spanish got a lot more of a workout there. :-)
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I haven't really used Spanish recently except in the Dominican a bit. I'm usually better at speaking. When I saw this course I thought I would have a go at it.
DeleteAs for the eggs, you can add more dry mustard as you wish. Can you get Colman's Mustard powder, I know I couldn't in NC. I think Amazon.com sell it, in fact I know they do. It's what was always used in the UK for devilling.
Chinese food rocks.
ReplyDeleteFunny photo. What did Al say to you? I know a few words in Spanish and can count to ten.
I understood what he said to me Alex, but I couldn't remember the word for grandson. That's what I was looking up. I used to know quite a bit of Spanish as my parents lived in Spain for a while so I made sure I could shop and go to restaurants, etc.
DeleteDear Grandmother, I didn't know you used to speak Spanish. I would be more than glad to practice it with you. I feel very flattered whenever someone speaks Spanish to me. It's a rare kindness I truly enjoy. Dragon Hugs!
ReplyDeleteMy Spanish is very rusty these days though. I did use it in the Dominican, but not very much. I do like to be able to talk the language of any country I visit. Been meaning to brush up for a while now. Me llama Jo. ¿Como estas?, don't remember all the accents these days though. Done lessons twice but not had a lot of time, will do more later. ¡Hasta luego!
DeleteMy coleslaw is much like yours, minus any heat. Deviled eggs are made ONLY for special events. So much work!
ReplyDeleteA restaurant we used to go to in the UK had a phrase on their menu "Good cooking takes time". I like good food so am prepared to take the time to make it.
DeleteHello Jo. I wish you every good wish for winning the trip to Japan. Wouldn't that be awesome! And thank you for the recipes as always.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it just? One can always hope. Don't know how long it's running for. Will have to check it out.
DeleteThat program to learn Spanish sounds interesting; I really should learn how to speak it since I live 10 miles from the border and the majority of people here speak Spanish predominantly. That would be neat if you won a trip to Japan; that's a great giveaway for a restaurant!
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It was interesting. The first 10 lessons then they said now would you like to pay us to join? I thought the whole programme was free. Where do you live exactly Betty?
DeleteJapan would be marvellous. Always wanted to go there.
I need to "brush up" on my Spanish too. And deviled eggs...yumm!!
ReplyDeleteHola Jeff, ¿como estas? - trouble is doing all the accents on the keyboard. Possible but takes for ever. The devilled eggs are good. Especially if you get some Colman's mustard which you can buy from Amazon.com. It's as hot as Hades but excellent. We use it in England a lot on beef and ham for instance. And in devilled eggs of course.
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