Can’t Cook – Won’t Cook!

Pepekitchen Web

Have you ever fancied yourself as a kitchen wizard or just wanted to be able to make that perfect Spanish Omelette but you lack the necessary culinary skills? Fear not as help is at hand in the form of José Maldonado.

José is the owner of “Pepekitchen” and is a professional Chef who specialises in giving culinary courses throughout the Málaga province. He has taught several “Cooking For Foreigners” classes in the Mijas Town Hall. He even has his own kitchen workshop in Arroyo-de-la-Miel (near Benalmádena) and offers a variety of courses. Perhaps the most interesting ones from a foreigner’s point of view are his “Cursos para extranjeros”, or ‘Courses for Foreigners’. The courses are made up of small groups (6-7 persons maximum), held in the Pepekitchen workshop on Saturday mornings in Arroyo, and the students learn about the local cuisine and culture amongst other things.

Kitchen Workshop For Foreigners

José also offers tailor made courses according to the individual’s or group’s needs. José will give you a personal assessment with no obligation whatsoever. In the meantime, you can always have a look at the official Website which includes, amongst other things, a recipe for making that famous “Tortilla de Patata”: http://www.pepekitchen.com/articulo/potatoe-spanish-omelette-recipe-tortilla-de-patatas/

The courses are available in English as well, so if Spanish isn’t your strong point, then feel free to contact him in English (or try out your Spanish for that matter if you wish!) using the form below.

Easyjet Flight Departure Check

Flight Status

Due all the bad weather conditions lately, Easyjet’s telephone lines have been overloaded with people calling to check on the status of their upcoming flights. The technical people at Easyjet have come up with a special webpage so that you can check the status of your flight online. All you need to do is click on the link below, select which airport the flight is leaving from and press the”check flight departures” button. Simple!

http://www.ideal-country-property.com/blog/EJfcheck

Málaga on Yellow Alert for Temperatures Up To 36ºC

Málaga Beach

There are few clouds in the sky over Málaga again today and this will contribute to the temperatures increasing slightly according to the AEMET (State Meteorological Agency).

The minimum temperature recording during the wee hours of the morning was 26ºC and they are predicted to rise up to 36ºC. That is why AEMET have put the Costa del Sol on Yellow Alert (important risk) between the hours of 12 noon and 7pm today.

If you are planning to visit the beach today, then here are a few things to keep in mind to make your trip a pleasurable one:

• Use sunscreen but bear in mind that it wears off, gets rubbed off and also comes off with perspiration and there goes your protection so APPLY IT OFTEN!
• Wear a wide brimmed hat – even better if it is an anti-UV hat which covers your head, face and neck.
• Seek shade during the hours of 10:00-17:00 (10am-5pm).  That’s why it is good practice to take a big golfing-style umbrella with you. Anti-UV umbrellas will give you UV protection, and will cut some intensity of the sun.
• Use these methods of protection every day, not just when the sun is shining.  Clouds are do not protect you from ultra-violet rays that can cause skin cancer.

Local Bus Timetables

These are the new bus timetables for buses leaving Alhaurín and Coín. Other areas covered are Cártama, Fuengirola, Guaro, Málaga, Marbella, Mijas, Monda, and Tolox. The prices and the journey times are also included as well as the times for the return journeys.

 Please bear in mind that with the road works on the Alhaurín to Mijas road, the journey to Fuengirola and Mijas could take up to 45 minutes longer.

Alhaurín Bus Timetable OCTOBER 09 (File Size=362kb)

Coín Bus Timetable OCTOBER 09 (File Size=369kb)

To view the above files you will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free from here:

New Underground Recycling Bins for Alhaurín?

Bins in Alhaurín de la Torre

Bins in Málaga

After approving a motion from the local Spanish Socialist party on the 21st of this month, the Alhaurín town council are going to do a study as to which areas it is viable to install new underground rubbish bins. If you’re wondering what they look like, then take a look at the photos on the right. They are very futuristic looking and have several advantages over the normal, unsightly and smelly green waste bins that can be seen on the streets. This new type of rubbish disposal can be seen in Coín, Alhaurín de la Torre and Málaga. Some of the benefits are:

• They promote recycling (thus benefitting the environment)
• It is easier to choose where to put each type of rubbish
• Bad odours are significantly reduced and suppressed
• They take up less space
• They are not as susceptible to vandalism
• They cost less to maintain

At the council meeting it was suggested that studies be undertaken to first see which areas in the town centre it is physically possible to install such bins as well as the system in which they operate. As for new urbanizations being built, this type of rubbish disposal will be the decision and cost of the promoters. It looks as if Alhaurín is finally moving into the 21st century!