Between work, Steemit and my witness efforts I must admit that I had less time for Bianca than I should have these past couples of weeks.
Luckily Christmas is around the corner and hopefully, things will calm down work wise.
But my days are already being filled with other tasks.
We going to have a Christmas dinner for our Brazilian friends on Sunday evening.
And this means cleaning. Lot's of cleaning.....
Even more than when Ezzy and Rea came to visit.
Apparently for Brazilians Christmas/New year is the time to get rid of all the bad energy and broken stuff in the house.
Every cabinet is opened and cleaned and useless stuff is thrown away.
It's starting on Thursday.
O, boy...I can't wait.. :/
But before that, we needed some stuff for the dinner. So we went to Makro tonight.
We also decided to have a meal there and spend some extra time together.
I love Makro. Next to Hanos is probably one of my favorite stores. They have good quality products. Fantastic meat and always good red wine on sale. All for decent prices.
Inside the Makro they have a so-called food court. Here a chef prepares meals from products in the store. They are not allowed to make a profit, it's just for showcasing. Therefore it's very cheap to eat here yet extremely delicious. I almost always eat here when I go to Makro.
Bianca and I had the Brazilian Ribeye steak sandwich with truffle mayonnaise. It was lovely.
What I love about Brazilians is that they love meat. Probably even more than I. So we going to have lots of it at the party. I bought about 5-6 KG. Pork and Beef. It will go on the green egg Sunday.
As luck would have a lot of whiskeys were on sale. Bianca already knew what would happen so she went to pick up the vegetables while she let me browse the goods. I settled for this: The Balvenie Caribean a 14-year-old rum casked matured single Malt Scotch Whisky! I am a big fan of the Double Wood they produce. I can't wait what this will taste like.
From across the Makro I could hear a scream. I went over to see what was what. It was Bianca....she found some Brazilian fruit called Maracuja. It's like passion fruit but different and very rare to find in the Netherlands! She was so happy she took them all!
I'm looking very much forward to Sunday.
I love parties with friends with the Green Egg and good drinks.
I'm not so much looking forward to the endless amounts of cleaning.
But at least I got a good whiskey now to drown my sorrows ;)
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This is really good time to visit and shop, as many shops are offering festive discounts on quality products... Brazilian Ribeye steak sandwich looks really delicious.. Have fun and prepare well for Christmas!
Thanks and you too!
Excelent! Thanks Bianca for sharing our culture and...
FELIZ NATAL E UM ANO NOVO REPLETO DE REALIZAÇÕES!
;)
Hey my pleasure!
Agradecemos! Feliz Natal e um excelente ano novo! Abraço
@exyle that is so cool the Bianca found the Fruits from her Home Country !
I was happy for her!
I'm happy you found a time to meet her, it's really important to keep on a social life.
You should try meeting 1 or twice a week even if you don't have time. do anything to meet your friends, It's really important as i already said.
Nice to see you guys enjoyed the trip to makro. Seems fun! That pork you snatched up also looks deeeeliciouss. Can't wait to see it on the green egg.
I can't wait to taste it :)
That is a very good choice you made. The single malt whiskey will sure fit to the pork and beef.
Maybe you could marinade the pork with a combination of brown sugar and whiskey... Mhh that will give so much flavour.
When you prepare/bake onions; put them chopped for one hour in sprite/7-up. You will be surprised by the smell and taste.......
Your blog made me already hungry again, and sure you will have a tasty evening.
It sure will let you forget the cleaning!
Jesus! You sure sound like a master chef. Are you one?
This is a wonderful preparation, my friend, in anticipation of the Christmas holiday it is always pleasant to prepare for it and wait for it, especially when it passes in the circle of close friends and friends! By the way, the steak sandwich was simply incomparable! Thank you @exyle and keep us informed of what's happening!
Your posts are always so upbeat and enjoyable. You and your family and friends seem to be always on the go, take it all in stride, and stay happy. Thank you very much for sharing your life with us.
good day and good food in makro.Brazilian Ribeye steak sandwich looking decent
woow great whisky . this is my favorite single malt whisky
I hope to try it soon.
i am again started to starving right now after all the yummy food can't wait for sunday for sure let the green egg madness begin :)
I imagine you sitting with a glass of wiskey singing the "to much cleaning blues" :))
lol :)
That steak sandwich looked absolutely delicious. (And so did the whiskey.) Hopefully you and Bianca will have more time together after the holidays. My partner is in crunch mode right now too. I'm looking forward to the break so we can spend more time together.
I hope you get time with him soon.
I wish we had a store like that here, the food looks very delicious. Did I hear you say you were hosting Christmas dinner this year lol. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, may all of your wishes come true @exyle.
looking really good... The macro is nice.... do you have a "pasje" for it ;-)
I do :)
You are like the hardest working STEEM builder on Steemit bro! (-: peace !!
Ohohohoho!!! Whisky!! I am a big fan of Balvenie but did not actually know they had a rum cask one!! What was the verdict then?
Not tried it yet! I'm expecting after Thursday I will need it :)
Yeah, totally agree with you, need to find balance on this work, steemit and family... as of me i set one whole day in a week as no work and no steemit and bring my family for outing's, but still cant help myself to scroll down on steemit posting in between some Gap... ha ha ha.. jezz guess im too addicted to steemit... well said, would try to cool down on this festive season and spend more time with the loved ones... thanks @exyle and happy holidays and merry Christmas..
I'm starting to become jealous of the Brazilian friends ... will there be such a party for your Dutch friends soon? 😎
I've heard we have one on Tuesday! 🎉
Yeah!!! Gezellig!!!
Brazilians love meet, ok, I went to medellin Colombia twice, right next to Brazil, and they too like meet over there, and it tastes just great, we had the best meat in Medellin at a very low cost.... great post .....
yeh whiskeys are great to drawn down sadness. I wish I could join your parties. Love beef too. and its your coocking don't want miss that. beat of luck with your cleaning.thanks for sharing your private life alittle bit. it's good to see you two.
The Brazilian Ribeye steak sandwich looks really good and the Balvenie Caribean 14year old rum matured Malt Scotch Whisky oh boy that will go down well, have fun cleaning @exyle and good luck with the party.
Thanks man! You have a good Christmas!
This is exciting! Brazilian Christmas. Lots of good food especially meat! I didn't think anyone liked meat more than you! Are you doing Christmas Day with your family?
Yeah. Christmas Day is with the family.
This sounds like lots of good food and good company. Happy Holidays!
The Brazilian Ribeye steak sandwich looks really delicious. Have you ever been to a Brazilian Churrascaria (traditional Brazilian steakhouse)? I don't know if you have some there in the Netherlands but I think you would love it since they serve never-ending grilled meats at them.
Yeah I have been! Love it!
@exyle,
"Between work, Steemit and my witness efforts I must admit that I had less time for Bianca than I should have these past couples of weeks."
Yeah STEEMIT busy whole life :/ But I like that!
You got a delicious meal there and it's good thing to have a night out! it might reduce the stress level of ladies :D I think I should do the same!
Cheers~
you seem to be very busy its not your fault the work is like that which keeps going on which is a good thing also :) but you spent some great time that is also awesome some great shots
Everything was fresh and delicious isn't it wow loved the daily life blog its very fascinating to read :) have a great Christmas :D
wow such a cool day you spent thats awesome to see from the pics and the dish Brazilian Ribeye steak sandwich with truffle mayonnaise pheww its name was long but definitely looks delicious and great whisky ;)
I volunteer to be next in line to taste your meat creations from the Green Egg. Also welcome to make something great together on my Green Egg soon!
Cleaning? Ok good! But...why don't you just hire some cleaners to make that cleaning for you. Your time is more valuable now.
Yeah....that's not how it works :/
We have a helper, but she can't decide what we don't wear anymore, what it is important or not in our drawers, so we must do it ourselves.
Dear @exyle
I have a request please dont take me otherwise....
U r the ultimate authority of your own wish and life, but if you go vegan then some other living creature can get this authority as well.
Thank you and Have a great day.
Nice.
wow is good meal for a great moment
For sure your Brazilian Christmas dinner will be a sucess! As a Brazilian I know what I am saying. But I dont know anything about the habit of cleaning and throw away useless stuff.
oohh yeah thats what I am talking about.
but, where is Baby Sam? I cant see him
What’s your occupation dear friend ? How do you spare your time to steemit and other events. That’s so difficult.
happy new year !
Why would they write 14 years old whiskey instead of the date, this can only means that it's a limited edition and could only be sold after 14 years of the production? Did it cost a fortune for such a bottle? Weird strategy indeed, i hope I'm wrong u know coz I don't know much about liquor lol
She is beautiful
I like exyle. He is mr. Simpaticus. A very nice guy!
That steak looked like it was cooked to perfection!! And that whisky looks amazing. I'm working through the whiskys currently got a bottle of glenfidich which is decent.
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nice blog!
@exyle Now I want to have some smoked meat and a glass of whiskey! Makro food court serve some addictive snacks man! I don't know anymore if I'm going there to shop or eat.
Hoho
Have fun!
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beautiful
Wow it's a great photography!
Good vlog :) have a good time always
Bon Appetit
merry christmas sir...
Sbd and steem going to tha moon. It's time to enjoy a little bit!
wow, nice shopping, Beef is very tasty, i like your post, and you are awesome,
Oh man, that looks amazing. Especially the scotch ;)
The food looks delicious. Nice photos, enjoy the evening :)