Feliz Año Nuevo

Happy New Year from the south coast of Spain, where the Geek is spending New Year with Mrs Geek's parents in Almunecar, Granada.

Here in southern Spain, it' not just the expected festive feasting that poses a challenge to the Geek's diet- here is another problem - where did all the vegetables go??!!??

It's proving harder than expected to consume half a plate of vegetables for dinner when no vegetables are offered.  There's lots of cheese (Manchego- made from sheep milk)  and Ham (Jamon, made from the salted flesh of raw pork kept in a pit on a mountain side for a year- or so I'm told...) but nary a stick of Broccoli, carrot or bean to be seen on the home stove.  It's not just the domestic cooking either, in the restaurants it is very much the same story.

Now I am being a little disingenuous, as there is lots of Salad to be had... but this geek is not a fan of most salad and while the rain is noisily flooding the cobble streets outside (it is the middle of winter after all!) I want hot food not chilled.

Oh well, not to worry - next week I'll be back in good ole Blighty and able to over-compensate on the veg-front for a few days to make up for it.

Pass the tapas... and a Satsuma please!