Quotes of the week

Hi!! Did you lost any of the Irish quotes of the week? Don't worry, here you can read them :) They say that the day you understand the jokes and sayings of a place, you have known it completely. Good luck!

"Is túisce deoch ná scéal" "A drink precedes a story"

"Any man can lose his hat in a fairy-wind"


"Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast". Oscar Wilde

"Má tú ag lorg cara gan locht, béidh tú gan
cara go deo"

"If you are looking for a friend without a fault

you will be without a friend forever"

"It is the ability to tell a man to go to hell so that he
looks forward to making the trip"

"There are only three kinds of Irish men who can't understand women— young men, old men, and men of middle age"

One day: Four Seasons

Hi!! I'm not sure if this is a revelation or just a theory. On Mondays, it rains.

Yes, I'm in Dublin, Ireland. Yes, Ireland is known because of its rainy weather (what is not exact). Yes, I'm very bored.

Against all the beliefs, I don't think that in Dublin rains as much as people think*. Since I arrived, the weather has not been so bad. We had enjoyed wonderful days. According to http://www.met.ie/, in Dublin it only rains an average of 11 days/month.
However, there's been a day in which the rain has always appeared... Mondays. 4 pm. Just when I have to go to my class. Maybe we enjoyed a sunny weather the rest of the day, but at 4pm, rains. It happened the last 4 or 5 Mondays...

UPDATE: Today, my theory has been invalidated. I'm working in a new one, don't worry.


Anyway, now we're speaking about the weather (what a wonderful topic to fill space or awkward conversations)... There's something I have discovered in my -busy- life in Dublin. The problem isn't the rain, the wind or the windy-rain. The problem's that you're not wearing the right clothes.

Which are the right clothes?

Well, considering that when you wake up it can be sunny, at midday clouds appears magically, during the afternoon rains so heavily that you can't see where you are, and by the end of the day you can enjoy a breathless sun set; I would say that the right clothes are... a four-season outfit, obviously. (If someone know a place where I can buy them, please contact)

The best way to describe Dublin's weather would be: four seasons in one day. Keep that in mind if you are visiting the city.
Oh! And don't trust the weather forecast, bring a water-resistant coat with you and enjoy of pub's atmosphere while the rain is falling. Nevertheless, you can always follow the Dubliner old ladies' style: a floral plastic hood. Just lovely.

I'd like to finish this post with an Irish saying. Wisdom in one sentence:
"It's a fine day for young ducks". I could not agree more. See you!


*The flood we lived a month ago is not usual... I hope so :S

The trick is in the wrist - Spanish omelette

Hi!! What a long time... sorry, too many assignments. Who said the Erasmus student's life was easy?

To charge all the batteries, let's eat something good. Recipe time!!

What's the most famous Spanish dish after the Paella? It can be eaten hot, cold, with ketchup, bread... and if it's done correctly, it is delicious. It's the star meal in all the Spanish celebrations and friends/family meals. I'm talking about... The Spanish omelette*, of course.
 One day, a genious decided to put the most basic ingredients together and create the most gorgeous meal. Since then, generations of grandmothers and bars have developed the recipe and improved it. However, the basic one is always the best.
 By now, you'll wondering what you do need to start cooking this awesome Spanish creation. The secret is revealed (drums, please): potatoes, eggs, onion (optional), olive oil and... salt. I know, too perfect to be true.
But nothing in life is easy... Don't understimate these simple ingredients. This recipe can be very tricky. Let's start.

Ingredients (for 4 people):
At least 4 eggs (depends on how big do you want your omelette to be)

3 big potatoes (don't put a lot of potatoes, it'd be very dry).

White Onion (it's optional, there're people who don't like onion. If you do, put as much as you want -not more than the half of the onion-).

Olive oil

Salt

Instructions:

1. Peel and cut the potatoes in thin (2-3 mm) slices, they will be done quicker -be patient, potatoes need a lot of time to be done-.
2. Chop the onion.
3. Put some olive oil in a pan.
4. Heat it.
5. Add the potatoes and the onion and reduce the heat. We want to cook the potatoes and the onion, but we don't want to fry them completely (or burn them). Be careful, the potatoes usually stick to the pan, and the onion gets burn easily.
6. Add salt to the potatoes.
7. When the potatoes are done, remove them from the pan. Drain the olive oil. Otherwise, it'd be very greasy. Add the potatoes and the onion to the eggs in a separate container.
8. Mix it
9. Put again the pan on the heat. You don't need to put more olive oil, you can use the same you used to fry the potatoes and the onion. Don't put the heat very high.
10. Add the mix of potatotes, onion and eggs.

For the next step, you'll need a big plate, enough to cover all the pan's surface. Be careful and quick.

11. When the bottom is cooked -the middle don't need to be done-, cover the pan with the plate and turn it, flipping the omelette to do the other side. This must be done very QUICKLY.
12. Wait a bit until the bottom is cooked.

The omelette surfaces should be golden-coloured. If you like the eggs very done, you can let it on the heat more time. Personally, I like when the eggs are not done completely, it's more tasty and less dry.

I like it when it looks like this

Don't worry or desperate if you aren't able to do it the first, second or third time. Spanish omelette is not easy to do. The most difficult part is flipping it. The best way to improve is practicing. Practice, practice, practice. And if you can't conseguirlo... Scramble eggs with potatoes always taste nice xD

Potatoes are not enough?
Maybe you'd like to add more ingredients. The most common ingredient to add to the Spanish omelette when potatoes are not enough are courgette. You can put some parsley too.

I hope you enjoy it!

I found this video on Youtube... It's acceptable, LOL

*In Spain, it's known as "Tortilla de patata" (Potato omelette) - we're very original naming stuff, as you'd have noticed, xD-