January 1, 2022 Brunch - Sautéed Potatoes and a Smoked Pork cutlet with two eggs over easy Dinner - Suzette’s Spanish Tapa.

January 1, 2022  Brunch - Sautéed Potatoes and a Smoked Pork cutlet with two eggs over easy  Dinner - Suzette’s Spanish Tapa. 

Today was very relaxing.  We watched TV most of the day, including PL soccer, three or four bowl games, and lots of My Lottery Dream House.

I drank several cups of sweet lime juice in hot water sweetened with honey.

At 10:00 Suzette sautéed Potatoes and a Smoked Pork cutlet with two eggs over easy for each of us.  Suzette drank a Bloody Mary with her brunch and I drank my second cup of sweet lime juice.

Then in the afternoon we walked 1/2 mile and then nibbled pistachios and drank a glass of Gruet Blanc de Noir to help settle our brunch.

At 4:30 Suzette got hungry and made her favorite tapa which we discovered when we visited San Sebastián with Billy, Elaine, and Rebecca ten years ago.  Suzette and I broke off from a hike with them and ended at Restaurant Arzak.  We asked how much lunch was and were told 242€.  We decided we did not want to spent $500.00 for lunch, so we walked across the street to the bus stop and asked someone where we might find a good lunch and they suggested we ride the bus to the end of the line at the port of Pasia and then take the ferry over to the north side of the port where there would be lots of small restaurants.  So we did that.  

When we reached the ferry Billy, Elaine and Rebecca came down the hill from the coastal path we had been hiking on.  They returned to San Sebastián because they had leftover fish from the prior night’s dinner they wanted to eat

So we crossed to the old town nestled against a high headland and walked around until we found a restaurant where we could sit at the window overlooking the port that served a 21€ comida del dia. I think it was Casa Camara.  Here is a website with some pictures of the restaurant and area.  https://www.google.com/maps/place/Casa+Cámara/@43.3214927,-1.948775,15.79z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xd51a5e4fccf4677:0x1de4f9d3ea2e13b0!8m2!3d43.3265943!4d-1.9198099?hl=en-us

We tried to order different dishes so we could share.  The appetizer Suzette selected was the now famous tapa consisting of artichoke hearts, pimiento, green peas, saffron and diced pieces of jamon sautéed together.  We realized instantly that this appetizer was made from canned artichoke hearts and canned or prepared pimiento, air cured ham, saffron, and frozen peas.  We were enchanted that such a delicious tapa could be made from ingredients that would not spoil, because they were canned, cured, or frozen and merely sautéed to combine their flavors into a lovely tapa.  And, we have prepared the tapa ever since, including tonight as our entrée, except tonight Suzette added diced Iberico chorizo to the usual diced smoked pork cutlet for a more authentically Spanish flavor.  Bravo.

                                            Some of the ingredients 

We drank the last 1/2 bottle of Gruet champagne with the tapa.

The Rose Bowl was particularly thrilling as Ohio State scored 25 points in the second half to beat Utah 38 to 35.

I watched the CNN special on the 60’s and Re-run of SNL hosted by Betty White when she was 88 years old, to honor her passing yesterday at the age of 99, which made me feel great. Another year passed with much joy and financial success and hopefully we are embarking on an even more successful year.

Then I blogged this blog.

I am feeling better and was without pain moving about today, although still moving slowly to avoid causing pain from an misstep.

Bon Appetit