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VILLA REAL · TAVIRA · CABANAS · OLHÃO · SÃO BRÁS · MONCARAPACHO · CASTRO MARIM
Tavira
Dec 08/Jan 09
New Tourist
license laws
EXPLAINED! What’s new
Out & about
Gardening
Summer
survivors
WIN!
Christmas a relaxing
pedicure
gifts & food
Our guide to buying gifts
online plus Festive food
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5 WHATS’S ON
What’s happening in and
around the East Algarve.
6 NEWS
Get up to date on the
latest East Algarve news!
12 PEOPLE FOCUS
Explore Tarans glass
workshop and home
15 INTERIOR DESIGN
Tips and advice from
Panache Interiors
18 SHOPPING
Internet shopping ideas
and books for Chrismas
20 PROPERTY
The latest local property
information and legislation
26 ENVIRONMENT
Rising fuel costs plus
local interest article on Cork
30 GARDENING
Summer survivors
30 22
Festive cuisine
39 CLASSIFIEDS
Business services
and general classifieds
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Postal Address:
EN270, CXP797A, Fonte Bispo, Tavira
Dear East Algarve email info@eastalgarvemag.com
Our family spent their holi-
days with us this summer in
Ryanair Boosts
In fact the East Algarve mu-
nicipalities with the exception
of Olhão have completed their
work. The problem in Olhão is
the linkage point to Faro is on
Local Trade
private land. Good news for Faro Airport and winter
tourism as Ryanair announce new flights
U-turn
The EU finally use
a common sense
approach
The EU Commissioner marks
a new dawn for curvy cucum-
bers and the nobbly carrot by
allowing member states to sell
fruit and vegetables regardless
NOT BEFORE TIME
of their shape and size in their Project to safeguard our Ria Formosa Heritage
ongoing attempt to streamline
and simplify EU rules. Rules
still apply for 10 types of fruit R ia Formosa Polis Project
due for completion in 2012
is a restoration project which
It also involves the participation
of five Algarve Town Councils:
Faro, Loule, Olhao, Tavira and
and vegetables.
will include the consolidation Vila Real de Santo Antonio. One
of the coastline, environmental of the plans is to prohibit motor
restoration of degraded areas traffic on Faro Island except for
and of the riverside area and certain resident and access for
valorisation of cultural heritage, deliveries. Another plan is to re-
It is a program which includes move all buildings on the Islands
12 beaches, 48 kilometers of of Ramalhete, Cobra, Coco, Al-
maritime coast and 57 kilome- tura, São Lourencço and De-
ters of river banks and an in- serta. This is to allow the natural
vestment of 87 million euros. flora and fauna to recuperate.
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TAV I RA
TOUR S
Tavira Horse &
Carriage tours
Why not treat someone
special to our Romance
and Roses tour
www.taviratours.com
FOR BOOKINGS
CALL 960 170 789
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square which was formerly the the unique ‘tesouro’ rooftops, of books about Tavira and in-
main Town square is one of the and the river with the salt pans teresting views. Proceed down
most exciting in the town for its in the distance. the steps towards the Rua da
historical interest. The garden is a delightful place Galleria.
Within this square is the Church to relax, and artists are often You will pass the Church of
of Sao Tiago with a unique seen here capturing the beau- Misericórdia on your left, and
construction of facade and bell ty. Take care as after dark it the tourist office on your right.
tower with yellow, gold and is rumored that the garden is Depart through the Porta de D
white detail. haunted by a ghost of a prin- Manuel and cross the road. The
Also in this square is a good cess who is looking for her Town Hall should be on your
viewing point before entering love, so do not rest too long. left. If you look up you will see
the castle grounds. There are When leaving the castle pro- the face of Paio Peres Correia,
excellent views of the castle ceed straight ahead to the a very important man in the
walls and the view towards the Calcada da Galeria. Turn right battles to end the Moors oc-
town. and proceed down this street. cupation of Tavira. On the front
Continue towards the entrance On the left is a small shop, the of the building you will see the
to the medieval castle. Origi- Tavira Association of Arts and city coat of arms depicting a
nally built during the occupa- Flavours, selling local, tradi- ship and a castle with two tow-
tion by the Moors, only the ru- tional ware. This street leads ers. The poles are adorned with
ins and one of two octagonal you to the Galleria Palace. numerous flags during civil oc-
towers remain. From this tow- This building dates from the casions.
er, which is on your left as you 16th century, but most of the
enter, are magnificent views of baroque style is from the 18th We hope you enjoy this walk,
Tavira, showing fantastic archi- century. It is worth a visit as it look out for our next tour in the
tectural detail of the churches, has exhibitions, a wide range February/March issue.
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S
o, how do you balance your health. Also make sure you
will feel stressed out,
out your life? It doesn't are eating well, getting exer- frazzled, and fatigued.
involve major chang- cise, and being kind to yourself. You need to de-stress by
es. You don't have to balancing out your life.
make any life altering decisions, It’s easy for things to fall in a
quit your job or move to an is- heap when you are tired and
land. The first step of balancing stressed, and easy to make you will help a lot with balanc-
out your life begins within you. mountains out of molehills too. ing out your life and feeling bet-
Take care of yourself and rest, ter. Of course, you should also
Here are three steps you can then you will be able to handle examine what's going on in your
take to help balance out your life: things much better without outside life too and see what im-
having them turn into a crisis. provements and changes you
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n a valley by the Ribeira de Alpor- Hundreds of stones have been way many years ago. After seeing
tel, about 5 km. from Sta. Cata- chosen and carried to make walls fused glass and becoming fasci-
rina, lies the little hamlet of Corte and steps, plants have been grown nated by it she was determined to
Vidreiro. from seeds or “borrowed” from learn the skill. Her first step was to
Here, four and a half years ago, around the hills to make the garden buy an introduction book and learn
Taran Flaten and Robert Har- a colourful paradise. the basics about glass. The sec-
ris fell in love with, and bought, a A walk around the garden reveals ond step was to buy a small kiln
lavender field with ruins. They did a glass Parrot under a blossom- and start experimenting. Quite a
not at that time know that Corte ing Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia) lot of glass was broken during cut-
Vidreiro means “The place of the and a glass gecko on the terrace ting and in the kiln; the temperature
Glass Maker”, nor did they know wall. Swaying gently in the breeze, was wrong, the heating went too
that Taran’s experimentation and glistening in different colours are slow or the cooling too fast. Blood,
hard work with the fusing of glass thin glass strips hanging from the sweat and tears were lost while she
would be so successful that today branches of an old oak tree. Large slowly started to master the art.
she and her husband have seri- glass panels radiate their colours Glass fusing is a very old tech-
ously discussed calling their house with the morning sun and on the nique.
“Casa Vidreira”; “The house of the walls of the house are beautifully The first fusing of glass was done
Glass Maker”. framed exhibits. by the ancient Mesopotamians
In four years they have renovated Taran and Robert wanted a garden around 2000 B.C. Later the Egyp-
the main ruin into a lovely home, with surprises, with unexpected tians, the Greeks and the Romans
the chicken run into an outdoor corners and unique views, and al- all worked with glass and exam-
shower with workroom for Robert though they have a lot more to do, ples of their work can be viewed in
and the former pig pen into Taran`s they have made an excellent start. museums around the world.
workshop. Taran’s glass work started in Nor- Glass fusing means basically that
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o, now you have it. Your to consider furnishing your new were approached by a developer
dream apartment or villa. property. Fear not. Interior design here in Tavira with a view to de-
You may well have, like need not cost a fortune. At Pa- signing and furnishing their show
many others, put down nache Interiors we specialize in low apartment. It was a huge success
your 10% a couple of years ago cost quality furnishing solutions for resulting in us forming firm friend-
to secure your property, and now your home, whether it’s for rental ships with many of our happy cli-
comes the time to complete. Then or your own personal use. From ents. We have now moved lock,
comes the shock. If you are one of our suppliers in Portugal, UK and stock and barrel to Tavira and
many thousands of British couples Spain, we have at our disposal a look forward to maybe helping
who have chosen to buy their holi- large range of beautiful furniture you dress your dream home in
day or retirement home in the Al- (sofa’s, chairs dining tables etc), the sun. If you would like to view
garve, you may end up having to fabrics and art. several of our apartments, please
pay upwards of £10,000 more be- Who are Panache Interiors you may contact Dennis or Sue on 961 844
cause of the poor state of the cur- be asking yourself. After furnishing 788 or 281 321 000 or by e mail at
rent exchange rate. You then have on the Costa del sol for 7 years we interiors.art@sapo.pt
For an individual
quotation tailored
to your specific
requirements
Contact us at
interiors.art@sapo.pt
Tel 927 829 930
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t’s that time of year again. some of you may know,
One of the problems of living there is a courier company
in Portugal is arranging good called direct international
quality and unusual gifts for transport. This company will
loved ones both here and back accept deliveries from store
home. We have tried to find the and ship to your chosen ad- simply won’t go in a straight
best on line gift suppliers for dress in portugal. The compa- line on the green.
you. ny has a website and you can The Underwater Light Show
There are many great sites to also e-mail directransport@iol. is, admittedly, just a little bit
use and some such as ama- pt for any information and fast bling, but we can forgive it that
zon.co.uk deliver lots of items quotes on parcel delivery. They as it transforms your bath, at
to the algarve at a very reason- will talk you through the pro- the flick of a switch, into a rav-
able price. The amazon website cess step by step. You can go ing disco dance floor.
is easy to navigate and orders online and order from any high The Sat Nag is a very well-re-
can be tracked simply. They street shop such as Tesco, corded, patronising woman’s
can even suggest other items Argos, M & S, and Boots, to voice will come out with one
that people bought after buy- name a few. of a host of hysterical Sat Nav-
ing the item you did. Another type commands. Great fun- ev-
well known site is e-bay.co.uk If you’re looking for something ery car should have one.
where you can find anything out of the ordinary try these;
you want and lots of sellers will www.iwantoneofthose.com www.buyagift.co.uk
post to the algarve or at least has a good range and com- UK delivery only
can quote you a price for com- petitive prices. They deliver to Gift ideas from this site
parison. The only downside of EU and UK. Offer gift wrap ser- A great website if you’re after a
this site is that you need to be vice. that special treat! From a Ball-
a member and have a paypal Gift ideas from this site room class to driving a Ferrari,
account, it’s great for some but Four golf balls, The Exploder you’ll find it all here. With loca-
wouldn’t suit everyone. A great blows up into a spectacular tions across the country and
site for price comparison is cloud of billowing white dust. tutors who are experts in their
www.kelkoo.com, also easy to The Phantom vanishes on im- field. The relaxed and friendly
navigate, it will give you a good pact into a watery mist. The Jet atmosphere makes it easy to
idea of the price of a chosen Streamer ejects 15 feet of spi- make rapid progress and pick
item and sometimes enables ralling streaming ribbon when up the new skill, and if you en-
you to grab a real bargain. As thwacked, and the Unputtaball joy it book more lessons.
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A Lura
dos Livros Rua Poeta Emiliano
da Costa 16, Tavira
Tel 281 323 199
Christmas is around the corner, it is not too early to start thinking about your
book gifts for this holiday season. We are now accepting your orders for those
special books you want to present to your friends and families this christmas.
To ensure that your gifts arrive by December 24th, please place your order as
soon as possible, orders normally arrive within 2 weeks of order date.
FREE GIFT WRAP SERVICE AND GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE.
Lura dos Livros 38
Rua Poeta Emiliano da Costa 16 - Tavira - Tel: +351 281 323 199
E-Mail: lizbeaupied@yahoo.com Page 17
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o why do so many people not bother?
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PC Software
Storing the backup you create is the first ALGARVE DIRECTORY
step, of course before you store it on a An on-line Business directory for the
piece of media somewhere you need to first Algarve region for Business owners to
create the backup. An easy method of doing promote themselves and for consumers to
this is to just use the standard windows Zip locate their nearest supplier.
format. This will compress everything, how ever
it’s more difficult to keep all of your files up to date To list your business in the Algarve
this way. Software can Directory, please contact:
make this a lot easier info@algarvedir.com address
on you and hands off. enquiries to Jo Wolf.
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cations can make the
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s you may already be (25.06.2008) to the original law and will give information to the
aware, recent chang- show simplified requirements, tourists about the available ac-
es in Portuguese Law which are easier to comply commodation.
now require all villa and with by the owners. At this The process of filing for an ap-
apartment owners intending to point every property owner in plication for the rental permit is
rent out their property for holi- the Algarve should be aware of a rather complicated and time-
day let purposes, consuming exercise
to hold a vaca- “holiday rentals will only be deemed and we would there-
tion rental permit legal, as long as the property owner can fore like to offer you
known as a Licen- present the respective rental permit our services in this
ça de Alojamento matter as my team
Local or Licença
issued by the Câmara Municipal” and I are well ac-
de Utilização Turística. the fact that there is no more quainted with the new legisla-
More than 300.000 bed spaces reason to postpone the appli- tion.
are rented out illegally in the cation for the License. The standard cost for filing
Algarve. The government has Those who apply for the Li- the application and obtaining
simplified the licensing process cença de Utilização Turistica the rental permit is depending
in the hope that more owners will benefit from official promo- on the location of the house/
will apply for the tourist rental tion mechanisms. The govern- apartment. This and the price
license. In the meantime ASAE ment is due to launch a Nation- of the license itself can vary
will step up inspections of ille- al Register of Tourist Resorts, from town hall to town hall.
gally rented properties. which will allow more control Once the process is entered
The recently issued additions over available accommodation in the Town Hall, the owner re-
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and alterations that must be
3 bed. villa w/ private pool within
made in order to comply with
the Permit, the new law is more walking distance of beach and shops.
positive and simplified. Price – Euros 315.000
The State Control Authority
of Economic Activities (Auto-
ridade de Segurança Alimentar
e Económica - ASAE) has al-
ready carried out a number of CONCEIÇÃO / TAVIRA
▲
inspections of private property 2 bed. , 2 bath cottage, within
rented out as Holiday Lets in walking distance to golf course;
the Algarve. Property owners
shops and public transport
without the obligatory vacation
rental permit (Licença de Uti- Price – Euros 175.000
lização Turística) have already
been subjected to hefty fines.
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Property
Safe have gone up steadily, but
not as much as in other
as Houses
parts of Europe, like the UK
or Spain. Moreover, the Al-
garve doesn’t suffer from a
massive overhang of newly
In volatile times, one should built properties such as is
reconsider if a long term seen in Spain.
How can you benefit from this now? You may feel
investment strategy is still you have missed the market. You may be think-
appropriate. Being “overweight” ing of postponing your purchase altogether due
in any particular asset class over to the current weakness in Sterling and waiting
a long period of time is never for better times. If this is the case, you may want
to reconsider. During a slowdown, the weaker
without risk, as many sharehold- hands are shaken out of the market providing an
ers have come to learn the hard opportunity to purchase your place in the sun at
way this past 10 months. prices not seen for 5 years. Although it is not the
norm, offers of 30 - 40% below the asking price
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a property in the Algarve you could not have ent for an investor looking to add to his portfolio
chosen a better time. The turmoil in the finan- or for a family selling up at home to live a beauti-
cial markets is affecting property prices world ful life in the Algarve. Families who already have
wide. The Algarve has also been affected, but a home usually need to sell it in order to buy their
to a lesser extent. Over the last 5 years prices next one. If a “lifestlye change” buyer wants to
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W
hat expenses can condition as required by the
you claim for rental residential contract you have
income? Solutions 4 signed;
You, Lda. Can help. • Occasional work required be-
Deductible expenses: cause of faulty construction, ac- Municipal Tax on Real Estate:
Maintenance and upkeep sup- cident, or unavoidable circum- • IMI introduced on 1st Decem-
ported by bills, and property tax stances (force-majeur). ber 2003, is a tax based on the
for the relevant part of the prop- Expenditure on Maintenance: property value. IMI replaced the
erty. In the case of sub letting, • Power and maintenance of lifts, local tax which is still applied to
the difference between the rent escalators and hoists; older properties.
received and the rent paid is not • Concierge & cleaning services; • The IMI which applies to rented
deductible. • Premiums for building insur- properties is deductible, refer to
Expenditure on Upkeep: ance. art. 41o CIRS.
• Repairs and general cleaning of • Local Taxes (e.g., sewage & re- Non deductible expenses:
the building, its annexes and ad- fuse) • Construction work which alters
joining land; • expenses incurred under con- the structure of the property
• Work decreed by the local dominium laws and for which • The acquisition of furniture for
council in terms of current legisla- there is documentary evidence the rented property
tion and local byelaws and work (for example, fire insurance and • Installations of air conditioning
which aims to keep the features any annual charges by the condo- equipment
which were present when the minium). • Work carried out to improve the
building was first licensed; Note: Cleaning, insurance pre- property (for example: installation
• Work which is aimed at pre- miums, local taxes, relate to art. of an automatic irrigation system
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ão Brás has a long cork
producing history with
more than 80 factories
at any time dedicated
to the industry. Now, however
only around 10 factories are
left in the council.
There are currently 30 cork re-
cycling units, in public spaces range of luxury goods. Pelcor
throughout São Brás. products are sold in tourist in-
Natural cork has been associ- formation shops and they have
ated with the storage of valu- a shop in São Brás de Alpor-
able foods and beverages for tel.
thousands of years. Ancient Cork has excellent soundproof-
Egyptians, Greeks and Ro- ing and fire resistant qualities.
mans used cork stoppers for A tree that has given up its bark
wine and olive oil. is left with a funny terra-cotta
Dom Pérignon, in the 1600s color. But, as long as the har-
successfully adopted cork vesting is done correctly, it will
stoppers for his champagne live on and regenerate its bark.
and cork soon became essen- Other profitable uses for cork
tial for wine bottling. vintages undrinkable, and in have emerged with new prod-
Cork is of the thick outer bark recent times alternatives are ucts in the industrial sectors,
of the cork oak (Quercus su- used resulting in a major prob- particularly in home furnishings
ber). lem for the cork industry. and fashion.
A cork oak tree will not pro- According to the Word Wildlife The carnation revolution in
duce any useful bark until it is Federation, “Cork oak land- 1974 changed the manage-
40 years old but from then can scapes are one of the best ment of the cork tree forests
have its bark stripped every 9 examples of balanced conser- and of cork factories which re-
years with no ill effects. It will vation and development any- sulted in poor quality cork.
continue to produce bark for where in the world”.
the rest of its lifetime, over 200 There is a significant differ- The cork industry took a crip-
years. ence between the first harvest, pling hit when bottlers of wine
Despite numerous attempts, or virgin harvest, this cork is began shifting away from cork
there is no mechanized or rough, crumbly, and can only stoppers in the 1990s and re-
automated process that can be used for cork board, insula- placing them with plastic plugs
compare to traditional delicate tion, gaskets, shoe soles, etc. or metal screw-tops.
harvesting techniques. By the third harvest, the cork
Cork has the tendency to de- is a smooth, clear bark that will The number on the trunk of the
velop a mold that can taint make great wine corks. tree indicates the last number
wine, making even the finest Cork is now used for a wide of the year of harvesting.
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Lantana
T
he move to live here gives the opportuni- Lantana
ty to open the ‘paintbox’ and soften new Lantana is a member of the verbena plant fam-
homes and gardens with these tough and ily, the more common form is Lantana camara.
colourful plants. They are available to us in It was described by William Robinson in 1867
many colour forms – a little thought before plant- when he visited Paris and saw the new sub-tropi-
ing about the effect you wish to achieve can give cal plantings fashionable at the time. He loved
spectacular results. If you wish the cooling look the shrubby habit combined with the new flower
of white flowers and fresh green foliage, go for colours used as background to these exotic bed-
the white oleander (which can grow into a large ding schemes.
tree) coupled with white lantana hedging and the It is a rugged evergreen shrub from the tropics
white forms of bougainvillea. Does this sound a which can grow to 2m high with equal spread in
bit too restrained for you ? Turn to the ‘chilli hot’ width. Stems and leaves are covered with rough
red flowering forms which look so good against hairs and have a textured surface. They emit
classic white walls and tumbling through native an unpleasant aroma when crushed (can smell
shrubs such as the like cat pee!). The
lentisc (Pistaccio len- small flowers are
tiscus). The choice is held in clusters giv-
Lantana
yours, warm oranges, ing a jewelled look
golden yellows and as the colour is dis-
creamy double flow- tributed among the
ers, these three plant foliage. In the tropics
families offer a huge lantana is a non-stop
palette of colours to bloomer and has be-
choose the basis of come naturalised on
your own summer the Acores. Here on
‘dream garden’. the Algarve the main
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restaurant MENU
Beira Rio
Cream of Leek & Potato Soup
with cheese croutons
Chicken & Wild Mushroom
pate with warm toast
to avoidCdisappointment.
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ons
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All with a light blue cheese & dressed
with creamed leeks
Only €26.00 per person
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Food & drink
Festive favourites
Treat your guests to a classic
christmas lunch with this Mulled Wine
selection of classic recipes The following recipe has been donated by the
wine writer Alice King. Alice says that the great
thing about mulled wine is that you can keep
adding to it. If unexpected guests arrive and
you’ve no wine left, simply add some more
water and fruit. Use the recipe below as a basic
guideline, adjusting the quantities of wine if
you want it stronger and adding more sugar or
honey if you like it sweeter.
SERVES 12
Ingredients
• 2 x 75 cl bottles medium to full-bodied red
wine (Bulgarian Cabernet Sauvignon is ideal)
• 1 orange stuck with cloves
• 2 oranges, sliced
• 2 lemons, sliced
• 6 level tablespoons granulated sugar or
honey
• 2 inch (5 cm) piece cinnamon stick
• 2 level teaspoons finely grated fresh root
ginger or ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons fruit liqueur such as
Cointreau, Grand Marnier or cherry brandy
(optional)
Ingredients
Spruce up your sprouts this Christmas - Gor- • 1kg Brussels sprouts
don Ramsay’s recipe creates a really rich • 100g thinly sliced pancetta , cut into 2cm
flavour strips
• about 4 tbsp hot goose fat
Recipe by Gordon Ramsay • a handful of shredded sage
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SERVES 8 - 10
Preperation and cooking times
Prep 15 mins
Honey-roasted Cook 30 mins
SERVE 8 EACH
Preperation and cooking times
1
30 mins, plus 4 hrs steaming, Bring the dried fruit and alcohol to a simmer,
plus 24 hrs soaking turn off the heat and leave for 24 hours. Add
the almonds, apple and zest. Pour the golden
Ingredients syrup into 2 x 1-litre pudding basins or smaller
• 100g raisins ones with a total volume of 2 litres.
• 100g sultanas
• 100g dried cranberries
• 100g candied peel
2 Collect some whole pieces of fruit from
the mix and add them to the bottom of the
basins with a few almonds. Cream the butter
• 100g currants and sugar, then add the eggs, fruit and rest of
• 100g dried figs, halved (optional) the ingredients and mix well. Spoon into the
• 100ml cherry brandy or brandy basins. Cover each with a sheet of greaseproof
• 100g whole blanched almonds paper layered with a sheet of foil. Make a pleat
• 2 Bramley apples , grated along the centre of each to allow the pudding to
• 1 lemon , zested expand, then tie around the lip of the dish with
• 6 tbsp golden syrup string.
• 200g butter , chilled in the freezer
and grated
• 180g dark muscovado sugar
3 Steam for 3 hours on the top of the stove in
a pan with a lid - the water should come 3/4
of the way up the basins. Or cook in the oven
• 4 eggs for 3 hours on a trivet - half-fill the roasting tin
• 250g self-raising flour with water and top up as you need to. Cool and
• ½ tsp baking powder wrap in clingfilm, then store somewhere cool.
• ¼ of a whole nutmeg , grated Reheat by steaming for an hour or microwaving
• ½ tsp cinnamon on full power for 5 minutes.
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A French
Christmas Meal
Christmas is always a magical time. It’s the mo-
ment we bring the whole family together. There are
the gifts, the games, the laughter, the carols, and in
France it always means a FAN-TAS-TIC dinner.
T
o begin with the cham- wines which suit; the wines of coffee, pear or mirabelle plum
pagne aperitif whets Bordeaux (St Emilion, Médoc) liqueur, a Cognac or an Arma-
your appetite without Bourgogne (Hautes Cotes de gnac leaves us with a gentle
spoiling your palate with Nuit), from the South West (Ca- sensation of warmth.
toasts and petis fours. With a hors, Madiran) from Cotes du
small liqueur of cassis, peach, Rhone (Chateauneuf du Pape). Happy Christmas and bon
or chestnut, the kir royal (black- At our home, a meal is not appétit!
currant liqueur with cham- complete without cheese. The
pagne) becomes very special cheese platter always comes All the products mentioned are
Then the serious stuff begins: amply provided with four or five available at our Tavira shop,
the plate of shellfish, with oys- different cheeses, cow, goat or except the sea food. Chees-
ters, prawns and cockles, ac- sheep’s milk. Sweet, fruity or es and Christmas log cakes
companied by a dry white wine strong, it may be accompanied can be ordered and in certain
(Muscadet, Sauvignon). by the whole range of Alsace cases be delivered to your
This is followed by the famous wines, white or red. home. For more information
foie gras of duck or goose with Then the long awaited dessert contact us on 960 359 496 or
or without truffles, to savour arrives; the Christmas log cake chezcarolemanuel@aol.fr
with a sweet white wine (Com- with its butter or chocolate
té Tolosan) or a smooth sweet cream. Red wine, sweet white
wine (Monbazillac, Sauternes). wine or champagne it’s your
The main course is the bird, choice
such as duck with potatoes Then the after dinner sweets
cooked in its fat or more tra- like pâtes de fruits (fruit jel-
ditionally a turkey with chest- lies) and chocolates keep us
nuts. There are various red waiting for the gifts. With the
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