As I was posting about my recent trip to Hendaye and Fuenterrabia, I found these pictures that I took of some pintxos, or Basque tapas, that Alex and I had while waiting…
Category: Travel
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Christmas Food Traditions Around the World
Hello Readers! I am happy to present my very first guest post from a writer named Jamie about Christmas food traditions around the world. Merry Christmas! Christmas Food Traditions Around The World…
Cacao Sampaka
Because I have two blogs of my own, plus several writing jobs besides, I decided this summer that I needed to keep a list of all of the blog posts that needed…
Cayenne Peppers from Courson
Believe it or not… tonight’s dinner was three days in the making… and it’s not even what I had on the menu for tonight! How is that, you ask? Well… Saturday afternoon…
Steak-Frites
Yesterday, I addressed tapas, the traditional Spanish taster item that allows socializing at the bar to last well into the evening. Tapas have evolved from a mere bar snack to something gourmet:…
Txapela
I am one of those people who, when in a restaurant, often ends up choosing at the last minute. Yeah… “Can you come to me last?” That’s me. I know it’s annoying…
Sangria on Las Ramblas
In Spain, Sangria has become a sort of tourist trap: every restaurant offers it, even if it isn’t very good and is little more than bad red wine and orange juice. More…
Paella… Again
I wrote once before about paella, a while back, but I have to do it once more, mostly because paella in Mallorca, just as it is vastly different from the version my…
Canned Sangria
With all of the Sangria I tried in Barcelona (and yes, I am one of those wacky people who loves the sweetened wine decorated with slices of fruit), it may come as…
Quick update from España
Have any of you ever tried to update from a Blackberry? It’s definitely not the easiest thing I’ve done. Lucky for you, I have long fingernails, which facilitates this whole “typing on…