LENTIL SOUP
by Danalia
Ingredients
• 2 cups lentils (do not presoak)
• 1 16-ounce (450 gms) can (2 cups) tomatoes, cup up with a spoon
• 3 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 green pepper, cleaned out and chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 canned whole pimento, drained and chopped
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 8.cups water
Preparation
1. Cook onion, pimento, and green pepper in olive oil, until soft, in a large kettle.
2. Stir in flour.
3. Add tomatoes, carrots, lentils, salt, and water.
4. Cover and simmer over very low heat for about 2 hours.
Estancos
by b1bob
This really should be a Spain tip, but Madrid is where I first heard of the estanco. I don't smoke, but I noticed every tobacco shop I saw in Madrid (and later in Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela) looked the same (yellow lettering on a brown background). I asked some of the Spanish students at the Complutense and they told me that the estanco is a government-run store that sells mainly tobacco products. Only estancos can legally sell tobacco in Spain. This is not unlike Virginia where hard liquor can only be sold at state-run ABC Stores. If curbing smoking in Spain was the idea of restricting tobacco sales to estancos, it failed miserably. When I was last in Spain, about half of my friend's inner circle smoked in their late teens and early 20s.
Real Madrid stadium
by Carmela71
The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, where the Real Madrid plays.
Real Madrid is one of the best Football clubs of all times (it was elected best club of the 20th century). It?s club that has won the Champions League (Europe Cup) more times.
Every Fortnight Real Madrid plays at home during the Spanish League Season --from end of August/ beginning of September to June
My family are great supporters of this team ... I am the exception lol only support Spain as football team, leagues are not interesting, most of the times only brings violence ....
Well I went to see a concert lol not a football match..
1987 .. 15 July ... was 15 years old, and i travel all way to see my favourite group .. U2 also Pretenders and UB40 ...
Just great ...
And on the 17th I saw Tina Turner in Marbella .. the perfect week.. but what can I say my summer of 15 years was the best one ever!
You must not miss visiting the...
by Krystynn
You must not miss visiting the lovely El Escorial, the lovely royal burial grounds. There is a huge mausoleum here inside the palace (see pic below) containing the bodies of the Kings, Queens and royal infant babies. Believe me, it is beautiful. You can combine your trip to the Valley of the Fallen with the El Escorial.
Bar Cock
by tripstop about Old World Trend
This visually impressive bar is a good spot to take some friends once or twice. It's pricey, but you have to pay for fashion. However, repeated visits will soon reveal the arrogance of the waiters, which is pretty much Parisian level with the exception that this is Madrid. Chicos, esto es MADRID! Bajaros de la nubes! Get down from the clouds chaps! I say this because they forbade me to take photos without flash. I mean, one or two! I admit that the waiter who told me to do so was decidely unbusy. "We must keep our clients in check!" he seemed to say. This bar would fit better in the Salamanca district, not here, just close to Chueca. I suppose I had one visit too many there. %f trendy and classy.
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