In search of Sunshine, Spanish Brandy and Totana (3 Viewers)

[Anthea M]

what's your excuse Anthea ??

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for clarity, and to prevent a run on my mental status debate, Anthea has edited her post

Have I??

 

[scousebird]

or clarity, and to prevent a run on my mental status debate, Anthea has edited her post

I noticed that too

 

[Robert Clark]

We've arrived at Mesnieres en Bray- (Campercontact 14047)
Dinner tonight is en-van
Mrs C made a Chicken,leek and mushroom pie (yummy)
Who says you can't cook a decent meal in a Dometic oven ?

Dinner was washed down with a rather nice bottle of Argentinan Malbec Which we discovered in Majestic Wine in Calais for only €3.99!!

Tomorrow we head South !

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[Anthea M]

We've arrived at Mesnieres en Bray- (Campercontact 14047)
Dinner tonight is en-van
Mrs C made a Chicken,leek and mushroom pie (yummy)
Who says you can't cook a decent meal in a Dometic oven ?

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Dinner was washed down with a rather nice bottle of Argentinan Malbec Which we discovered in Majestic Wine in Calais for only €3.99!!

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Tomorrow we head South !

Is that one of @JJ s FB pies!!

 

[Robert Clark]

duplicate

 

[Robert Clark]

Is that one of @JJ s FB pies!!

You'll be in trouble if I tell Mrs C what you just said

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[Anthea M]

You'll be in trouble if I tell Mrs C what you just said

Oops @JJ swears by them! Can't say I've tried one myself!
Wouldn't want to incurr Mrs C wrath! It looks a delicious pie!!

 

[DavidG58]

Oops @JJ swears by them! Can't say I've tried one myself!

not with bits in he doesn't

 

[DavidG58]

Who says you can't cook a decent meal in a Dometic oven ?

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was that really cooked in the Dometic or just reheated

looks far too evenly browned to have been done in ours anyway, unless you turned it every few minutes

Nice looking pie though Mrs C

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[Scout]

Mill sorted !

I had every faith in you, and FANG

 

[Just smiffy]

We've arrived at Mesnieres en Bray- (Campercontact 14047)
Dinner tonight is en-van
Mrs C made a Chicken,leek and mushroom pie (yummy)
Who says you can't cook a decent meal in a Dometic oven ?

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Dinner was washed down with a rather nice bottle of Argentinan Malbec Which we discovered in Majestic Wine in Calais for only €3.99!!

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Tomorrow we head South !

Ingredients £6.34 without wine...

 

[Anthea M]

Ingredients £6.34 without wine...

In France now so €6.30

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[Just smiffy]

On France now so €6.30

Yeh but I bet they bought the ingredients in uk....

 

[Robert Clark]

was that really cooked in the Dometic or just reheated

looks far too evenly browned to have been done in ours anyway, unless you turned it every few minutes

Nice looking pie though Mrs C

It was cooked from scratch
Was not turned
Mrs C is. Dometic goddess

 

[Anthea M]

It was cooked from scratch
Was not turned
Mrs C is. Dometic goddess

What! Mrs C takes a rolling pin and pastry ingredients on holiday!!!?she is a domestic Goddess eat your heart out Nigella!

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[Robert Clark]

What! Mrs C takes a rolling pin and pastry ingredients on holiday!!!?she is a domestic Goddess eat your heart out Nigella!

I said Dometic not domestic
The pie was prepared at home and put in its glass dish.
Then cooked from scratch in the van.

You're not allowed to ask is the pastry was shop bought - cos that's a secret.

 

[garjanco]

Nice pie , nice glass of wine enjoy your holiday and we look forward to reading about all your culinary adventures
Gary and Janet

 

[Parrot Face]

For the brandy try Mascaro the best of the cheap brandies, corked top and recommended to me 20yrs ago by a 'expert'. You wont find it in Mercadona but smaller shops also found it in carrefour in Roses.

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[Armytwowheels]

Happy and safe travels Mr & Mrs C. I have a very nice Spanish Brandy in the drinks locker for you to try, courtesy of @jumar, when you get to Totana.

 

[Khizzie]

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We've arrived at the Eurotunnel Terminal and are waiting for the train to whisk us under the channel to France.

From there we're heading south towards Spain, but not before we've sampled some French seafood and wine on the way.

Our route then takes us to Amposta, Peniscola, Aleta, Totana and Cartagena, before heading back through central Spain. Arriving back in the U.K. in early April.

We're looking to explore parts of Spain that we've not visited before as well as re visiting some of our favourite places.

But this journey is not jus about enjoying the wonderful Spanish scenery. It's also about munching and sipping our way through the best of the culinary delights and wines that Spain has to offer.

Finally we're on a mission to find a couple of bottles of 'cheap' Spanish Brandy for my mate, and Brandy connoisseur @Scout.

Would appreciate any suggestions of places to visit and stay, or any other comments.


Thanks

Robert & Lis

Nothing like that in Newbury West Berkshire .sorry. Lol

 

[Scout]

safe onward travels, I hope you have plenty of weight left

PS pie looked nice, any chance of a sample

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[jumartoo]

Happy and safe travels Mr & Mrs C. I have a very nice Spanish Brandy in the drinks locker for you to try, courtesy of @jumar, when you get to Totana.

That's Colin's brandy, not yours!

 

[Robert Clark]

Happy and safe travels Mr & Mrs C. I have a very nice Spanish Brandy in the drinks locker for you to try, courtesy of @jumar, when you get to Totana.

Maybe we should have a taste test.
Spanish Brandy versus my 'Extra Particular' Cuban Rum ?

 

[Robert Clark]

We've arrived at Villandry (Campercontact 1542)
Despite being a new Aire it's a bit flooded, but we've managed to secure a dry spot for the night.

We arrived just in time for lunch and secured a table at a quaint and bijou local establishment.

We both ordered sausages with baked potato and sour cream, served with a lambs tongue lettuce salad.

We paired the earthy flavours of the sausage with a fruity flavoured bottle of red wine.

To finish I ordered my one of my favourite deserts - Creme Brûlée

Can you guess the bill ?

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[Scout]

19 euros

 

[DavidG58]

36€

I can't see a French sausage without recalling a truly horrendous meal where we chose Andoulette our very similar google it look at images but look carefully and avoid the ones where the sausage has been cut open

Thankfully Robert yours looks pretty normal

 

[klaatu]

€23

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[Robert Clark]

36€

I can't see a French sausage without recalling a truly horrendous meal where we chose Andoulette our very similar google it look at images but look carefully and avoid the ones where the sausage has been cut open

Thankfully Robert yours looks pretty normal

They were yummy thank you
Nice and meaty

 

[Scout]

They were yummy thank you
Stuffed personally by the chef with his own meat!

oh you never said that before, i can I need to read more into the dicriptions, did Mrs C have a pud?

 

[jumartoo]

They were yummy thank you
Stuffed personally by the chef with his own meat!

Roberrrrt! King of Innuendo.

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