Spain – Vermut en Grifo: Vermouth on tap with fried almonds and olives
March 20, 2014 2:42 pm 4 CommentsWhen we travel I watch for and try to learn about local customs, especially in food and culture. One of... View Article
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Free Form Spring Lasagna
March 17, 2014 7:00 am 3 CommentsIt has taken me a long time to make the adjustment from cooking for five to cooking for two. I... View Article
Quick Rice and Veggies
March 16, 2014 12:57 pm 3 CommentsIt’s good to be back in my kitchen. I am slowly adjusting to being back and “having” to cook for... View Article
Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
March 13, 2014 5:26 pm 3 CommentsSo it’s spring and I am cooking with asparagus again. I am posting this together with the white asparagus recipe... View Article
White Asparagus with Warm Macadamia Pesto
March 13, 2014 7:00 am 1 CommentAs I write these words asparagus spears in France, Holland, Spain, California and elsewhere are beginning to push out from... View Article
Paris – What Parisians Line Up For
February 27, 2014 5:33 am 13 CommentsGenerally speaking I don’t line up for anything, even if it’s good. I have no patience I guess. I’ll get... View Article
Spain – Stuffed Dates with cheese and walnuts
February 26, 2014 4:42 am 5 CommentsI haven’t been posting many recipes lately so I thought I’d offer this simple one to go with my last... View Article
Spain – Drive from Marbella to Barcelona (and chasing a single olive tree harvest)
February 26, 2014 4:42 am 4 CommentsIt was hard to leave Andalucia. The blue Mediterranean, olive groves, white villages, fragrance of orange blossoms and unique sense of... View Article
Spain – Costa del Sol: Malaga and a towed car adventure
February 24, 2014 1:05 am 6 CommentsI hate to tell this to my Canadian friends who are experiencing minus 20℃ temperatures right now but we just... View Article
Spain – Costa del Sol – Mijas and Sugared Almonds
February 16, 2014 3:26 am 8 CommentsThe Costa del Sol consists of several towns built from the beach to the hilltops above. There is hardly a... View Article
Spain – Marbella and Puerto Bañus
February 12, 2014 4:32 pm 9 CommentsPicture this. You arrive at Marbella’s harbour on your super yacht. You are whisked away by the on-board helicopter to... View Article
Spain – A Drive to Marbella
February 11, 2014 3:04 am 3 CommentsWe left beautiful Sevilla on a Saturday, driving down to our next destination Marbella on the Costa del Sol in... View Article