Grumpy in Madeira

Bom Dia guys.

Well I’m afraid I started the day with a “Bastard”!!!!. 😡

Smokey has had a great night destroying Cookies scratch post/bed.

I put it outside last night. I intended to give it a freshen up this morning. After a while, it gets a bit miffy from the cat.

I thought the dogs wouldn’t bother with it, haha what an idiot eh. 

Smokey (little Bastard) had other ideas.

This is what’s left of it.

If you look at the top of the photo, you can see how upset he is with what he’s done. BASTAAARRRDD!!!! 😡

Well I suppose it saved me the job of cleaning it. 

Onto the next job!!

Her Majesty has “asked” if I can (JUST) turn over the soil in the garden. There’s a type of weed that’s about this time of year. I’m not sure what it’s called. It grows very quickly and thick. I need to get rid of that first.

I’m really looking forward to this. 😡

I can feel a twinge in my back!!!!

I’m starting to regret this!!!!

Ohhh my back!!!!!

Fuck I can’t take this!!!!

Thank God it’s lunch break!!!!

That’s better!!!! 🍺🍺

Back to it!!!!

OMG!!!!

I hate gardening!!!!

Passing a kidney stone has to be easier than this!!!! 

Fuck, Fuck, Fuck!!!!

It’s DEFINITELY beer o’clock!!!! 🥵

JUST turn the soil over. JUST!!!!!! I need a new back.😡

 

I’m bolloxed, my back is killing me!!!!!!.

Maria came home looked at the garden. The beer bottles and went to make a coffee.

Not a “well done” or “you must be tired”. NADA 😡😡😡

It’s dinner time. Maria’s in the kitchen tonight.

I do most of the cooking, but she likes to cook sometimes. It’s nice to get a night off.

Except!! We have a rule in our house, whoever cooks then the other person does the washing up. So not really a night off then because Maria will use every single Pot, Pan, Plate and Utensil we have.

It’s Carbonara tonight, not my favourite, a bit too creamy for me. It mixes with the Cerveja in a weird way but Maria likes it.

It’s not a typical Portuguese dish lol but it’s made with ingredients that are bought here.

Maria’s recipe: Fettuccine Carbonara.

Ingredients:

We usually get our ingredients from the local supermercado’s Pingo doce or Continente.  

375g Fettuccine pasta

25g butter

180g bacon rashers or pre chopped bacon pieces (Lardons)

100g chopped mushrooms

2 garlic cloves

2 tsp fresh finely chopped or dry rosemary

200ml cooking cream

Fresh or dried Parmesan cheese for sprinkling on top

Method:

Cook pasta following the packet instructions

While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a frying pan, medium heat. Add lardons (bacon) and cook until golden (approx 4 or 5 mins). Add the mushrooms, rosemary and garlic, cook for 1 or 2 mins stirring constantly.

Add cream and stir until combined. Season with salt and pepper. 

Drain pasta, leave in pan for now. Add bacon, mushrooms, garlic and rosemary mixture to the pan and stir well. Add pasta to the pan. Stir until pasta is well coated with the sauce.

Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve hot with garlic baguette and lashings of Vinho. 🍷🍷Delish.

Washing up time, just what i like after a bottle of Vinho.

I’ve looked in the kitchen AHHHHHH. 😡  It’s going to take a while…..See you tomorrow. 

Boa Noite.