Calor...calor or how to fight the heatwave in Andalusia

How to fight the heat in a humble Andalusian village house with
NO garden and NO pool ?

well....that's simple I don't even try ! I just have to let go and indulge
in more Andalusian laziness.....

The first fun thing I did with Monchéri was to transform the patio
into a provisional bedroom which will disappear this week end
as we have friends staying over next week
and of course we can't really receive them in bed, can we ?

The next thing in the morning is... oh dear...what to wear because these days
I find any clothing too sticky even a bathing suit....
so I'm just wearing a petticoat (not too sure it's the right word) as a mini dress...
that surely helps to keep cool.....

The other thing I discovered here in Spain which helps you to keep cool
is powder talc. I never used it in France. I might be wrong but I've got the
feeling Spanish people use it a lot as an antiperspirant....
Anyway, it helps me avoiding having sticky fingers when I make my necklaces.

About noon, when the temperature is too high to do anything,
the best thing is to drop everything and make a refreshing juice....

This is my favorite ever this summer : pink grapefruit and lemon.
You just need the juice of the fruit and blend with sugarcane
with lots of ice cubes.....a bit more coolness assured !

It's also the best hour to lie down in the patio and leaf through a deco magazine
like Côté Sud just for the pleasure of dreaming of wonderful summer spaces....

In the afternoon, after the siesta, a walk near the rio
at the end of the village
is wonderfully cool too

Or we can also drive to Lanjaron, the balneary station nearby
and spend a cool afternoon in the woods there

These days, cooking has been reduced to a very minimal expression....

Monchéri makes spaguetti with tuna and I make a lot of ratatouille....
and no cakes !

In the evening, we enjoy being on the roof terrace

and I make the last culinary effort of the day....

These days, I prepare a lot, granizado de sandia....watermelon granité
granité de pastèque

so simple and refreshing...you might want to try it....

you just need watermelon and sugar.

slice approx. half a watermelon into dice.
mix it and add 2 spoons of sugar.
pour the mixture in a large flat recipient.
put it in the freezer.
after 1h or 1 h and 1/2, take the recipient out of the freezer
and rake the mixture into flakes.
put back in the freezer and repeat the operation 2 more times.
serve in glasses.

you can also add some mint leaves


Have a cool, relaxing week end !



pics : my castle in spain



ps : I've just realized I've forgotten to write my post
in French as usual....
oh la la...c'est la chaleur !