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Chapter 20 ----A Spanish meal-------- INDEX | HOME

Today Mr Frost is a happy man. It is Friday afternoon, his wife is at

home and his work is going well. He took Rosa’s advice and bought an

external disk drive from a shop in Tottenham Court Road. All the

programs and files he needs for his job are now on the hard disk of the

new computer.

Rosa is happy too, but she is not working in the Study Centre of the

school. She is in the Frosts’ kitchen with Arturo. They are preparing a

Spanish meal for all the family and it is nearly ready.

Diana is relaxing in an armchair with a big pile of magazines. She enjoys

reading about food, health, fashion and the home.

Elisabeth and Isaac have their books, toys and games all over the living

room carpet. They are playing happily.

Arturo can lay a table very quickly. He and Rosa work well together.

Soon the Frosts are sitting round the dinner table and are ready for the

first course. They are guests in their own home.

"The table looks beautiful!" Diana says.

"Wait until you taste the food!" Rosa exclaims.

The first course is gazpacho, a cold vegetable soup made with tomatoes,

green peppers, olive oil, salt and bread.

"The recipe is from the south of Spain. We usually eat it in the summer,

but Rosa likes it very much!" Arturo explains. Rosa looks a little

worried.

"Don’t give Isaac too much!" she warns. "We put a lot of peppers and

olive oil in it. The next course will be better for the children!"

"Yum! Yum!" Elisabeth says. She does not want to miss any of the

Spanish meal. Rosa fetches the next course quickly and serves the

children.

"What’s that?" asks Elisabeth.

"It’s a special type of potato omelette," Arturo answers. "It’s called

tortilla."

The two children enjoy eating the tortilla. Elisabeth is ready for

everything that Rosa and Arturo can serve. But the other members of the

Frost family are full up before the main course arrives. The final recipe

contains chicken, prawns, mussels, rice, tomatoes, peppers, beans,

onions, salt, garlic and olive oil.

"Here you are Elisabeth! Your first Spanish paella! Can I serve

anybody else?" Rosa asks.

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