P&O Cruisers - What are things like where YOU are?

[Harry Peterson]

2 minutes ago, happy v said:

Cheese and leek muffins?

Close! Spinach, ham and Gruyère flourless muffins. And an excellent lunch!

[Josy1953]

1 minute ago, happy v said:

Cheese and leek muffins?

I was thinking  cheese and courgette, which I often make.

[happy v]

15 minutes ago, Harry Peterson said:

Close! Spinach, ham and Gruyère flourless muffins. And an excellent lunch!

We have just had cheese and leek bread and butter pudding 

[Britboys]

21 hours ago, Eglesbrech said:

I’m so sorry to hear your news. Let’s hope they get you sorted quickly so that September is a goer.

+1

[Purdey16]

Well today was a very busy day w picking the hired car up and driving around Funchal to find our bearings lots of one way streets and hill starts Wowzz , husband is doing most  of the driving anyway, me being a x driving instructor he takes his driving test every day 😂 even though we got a car still managed to walk 6 miles today, rain this morning then the sun came out and it was hot 22 , changed rooms this morning to a higher floor for views, some pics of the flower market the oldest last been there the longest she is 85 yrs young and I think I saw her 20 years ago when I visited , anyway with her sweet talk I brought some bulbs and bird of paradise seeds from her , we will see if they bloom, the street with the painted doors some of them and dinner tonight, fish soup which I ordered and kindly passed to my husband and Madeira steak which was lovely then onto another place for a couple of ponchos, off tomorrow morning to stand on some glass and look out at the views can’t remember what’s it called sorry il have the correct name tomorrow and then in the afternoon, it’s afternoon tea at Rieds place . Some pics 

[brian1]

3 hours ago, happy v said:

Best of luck, and stay away from any trouble 

LOL,last time in the yellow gilet protest when driving back.I stuck my highvis on the dashboard as a sign of support and they snapped off the barriers for me at the motorway tolls.Up the revolution.

[Waju]

1 hour ago, happy v said:

We have just had cheese and leek bread and butter pudding 

That sounds nice - never had a savoury one - is it simple to make?

 

We had a quick lunch yesterday that I saw on Instagram, it was diced crumpets in a dish, cover with baked beans, chopped bacon and sprinkled with cheese then baked till hot - it was surprisingly yummy!  Bit like a pasta bake.

Edited March 8, 2023 by Waju
fat fingers!

[happy v]

15 minutes ago, Waju said:

That sounds nice - never had a savoury one - is it simple to make?

 

We had a quick lunch yesterday that I saw on Instagram, it was diced crumpets in a dish, cover with baked beans, chopped bacon and sprinkled with cheese then baked till hot - it was surprisingly yummy!  Bit like a pasta bake.

Yes . You make the custard as normal. Without the sugar obs. Sweat the leeks and some onion in the microwave. I usually use four leeks but you can judge by the size of your dish. I use six slices of bread and and butter. Make sure the leeks are well drained and put between the bread with plenty of cheese on top

It cooks best in a shallow dish 

[grapau27]

58 minutes ago, Purdey16 said:

Well today was a very busy day w picking the hired car up and driving around Funchal to find our bearings lots of one way streets and hill starts Wowzz , husband is doing most  of the driving anyway, me being a x driving instructor he takes his driving test every day 😂 even though we got a car still managed to walk 6 miles today, rain this morning then the sun came out and it was hot 22 , changed rooms this morning to a higher floor for views, some pics of the flower market the oldest last been there the longest she is 85 yrs young and I think I saw her 20 years ago when I visited , anyway with her sweet talk I brought some bulbs and bird of paradise seeds from her , we will see if they bloom, the street with the painted doors some of them and dinner tonight, fish soup which I ordered and kindly passed to my husband and Madeira steak which was lovely then onto another place for a couple of ponchos, off tomorrow morning to stand on some glass and look out at the views can’t remember what’s it called sorry il have the correct name tomorrow and then in the afternoon, it’s afternoon tea at Rieds place . Some pics 

Lovely photos.

[grapau27]

Good afternoon.

 

[kalos]

1 hour ago, Purdey16 said:

the sun came out and it was hot 22 , changed rooms this morning to a higher floor for views, some pics of the flower market

Nice photo's and a bolo de caco goes well with that steak 😋

 

obrigado !  🙂

[Waju]

1 hour ago, happy v said:

Yes . You make the custard as normal. Without the sugar obs. Sweat the leeks and some onion in the microwave. I usually use four leeks but you can judge by the size of your dish. I use six slices of bread and and butter. Make sure the leeks are well drained and put between the bread with plenty of cheese on top

It cooks best in a shallow dish 

Thank you, I'm going to have to try it now!

[P&O SUE]

On 3/4/2023 at 12:52 PM, Josy1953 said:

I always have to have a black Americano because I have a milk allergy that makes me violently  sick so I'm not too familiar with all of the "fancy" coffees. 

I don't like regular tea either unless it is very weak  my sister says my idea of tea is to wave a teabag over the cup.  I always take a box  of my favourite fruit teas with me when we go away.

I’m a black Americano girl but it drives me mad when some places bring me milk or say ‘do you want milk with that’ No! Americano means black coffee anyway so it annoys me I have to say ‘black Americano’! My rant for the day 😀

[P&O SUE]

On 3/7/2023 at 12:08 PM, Josy1953 said:

We have been to Stone to top up our wine stock.  He who should be ignored suggested popping into Wetherspoons for breakfast so I now have indigestion and regret eating a very unhealthy sausage and egg muffin. OH had an English breakfast and despite having fatty food feels fine.

“he who should be ignored “ 😂😂

[Snow Hill]

Good evening, it has been snowing here for most of the, it started to stick early on then the ground temperature rose and it melted, but since 4pm it’s been snowing steadily and is stick on the footpaths, roads and grass. About an hour ago grittier went past, but traffic is light this not mixing the salt with the snow. We are forecast to have heavy snow overnight, so who knows what it will be like in the morning, the perils of living on a hill. 
 

Decorator is due to finish tomorrow, he should get here as he drives a 4x4 pickup.

[P&O SUE]

On 3/7/2023 at 3:40 PM, binman2 said:

Well day didn't start to well diagnosed with prostate cancer stage 2 having to have it removed so had to cancel Aurora cruise in July payment due in 3 weeks so darn't risk not being fit hanging on in hope for ventura September 

Sorry to hear this, hope your treatment goes well.

[grapau27]

Late lunch today.

[wowzz]

5 hours ago, P&O SUE said:

I’m a black Americano girl but it drives me mad when some places bring me milk or say ‘do you want milk with that’ No! Americano means black coffee anyway so it annoys me I have to say ‘black Americano’! My rant for the day 😀

My understanding is that an Americano is basically a black coffee.  Therefore no need to ask for it black. Sometimes baristas are not really that au fait with the various types of coffee nomenclature.

I like a strong coffee, but with some milk,  so order an Americano with skimmed milk ( looking after my physique !) on the side. 

I fully undersrand your rant.

[brian1]

13 hours ago, kalos said:

Nice photo's and a bolo de caco goes well with that steak 😋

 

obrigado !  🙂

LOL,I had to Google that.There is a similar word in Italian that means something different.

[brian1]

It's funny how words differ in "Romance" languages.Burro in Italian is butter.In Gran Canaria I was getting the hump when the waiters kept laughing at me cos I asked for a Donkey to put on my toast.

Edited March 9, 2023 by brian1

[Angel57]

37 minutes ago, brian1 said:

It's funny how words differ in "Romance" languages.Burro in Italian is butter.In Gran Canaria I was getting the hump when the waiters kept laughing at me cos I asked for a Donkey to put on my toast.

Made an ass of yourself on that occasion then, Brian…..🤣🐴

[kalos]

29 minutes ago, brian1 said:

It's funny how words differ in "Romance" languages.Burro in Italian is butter.In Gran Canaria I was getting the hump when the waiters kept laughing at me cos I asked for a Donkey to put on my toast.

Providing you didn't make an ass of yourself and it tasted nice 🤣

I just had to look donkey up in Italian and see the language, just like Portuguese has it's

own male /female word pronunciations, ie do and dah on the end of a word.

So I can see how easy it is to mix your lingos up

 

[pete14]

9 hours ago, wowzz said:

My understanding is that an Americano is basically a black coffee.  Therefore no need to ask for it black. Sometimes baristas are not really that au fait with the various types of coffee nomenclature.

I like a strong coffee, but with some milk,  so order an Americano with skimmed milk ( looking after my physique !) on the side. 

I fully undersrand your rant.

I am not sure that blaming baristas is fair. When I order an americano and am asked whether I want milk, I often remark that americano is a black milk less coffee. They usually sigh slightly and assure me that they know that but I would be surprised by how many people who, when given their black americano, take one look at it and ask for the milk as though it should be completely obvious to everyone that it should contain milk. 

[Josy1953]

I hope that you are all warm and well this morning.  We got up to a light covering of snow and it is still snowing so a day inside seems like a good idea today.

[kalos]