Dinner in

After a big day outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine, and inspired by the lovely picnic Alfonso made for us, we decided to go to the local supermarket and buy some cold meats, cheese, tomatoes, bread and red wine,and eat in the comfort of our apartment. As well as being easy and comfortable (I got into my pyjamas), it is also very cheap to do this. One of the reasons we love using Airbnb is that we have the flexibility to eat in every so often.

On Alfonso’s recommendation, we ordered some top shelf Jamon Iberico, which was absolutely fabulous - just about melted in you mouth. To accompany the jamon, we got a punnet of cherry tomatoes that were deep red and actually tasted like tomatoes, some manchego cheese (my favourite cheese now, made from sheep’s milk), chorizo, mortadella, bread and red wine a - Crianza from the Ribera Del Duero region (Alphonso’s favourite region).Read more