Musings on Starters, Mains, Desserts and Second-Helpings…
Posted in Arezzo, Blogroll, Europe, Florence, Italian, Italy, photographs, photography, tourism, tradition, travel, tuscany on Mar 5th, 2008
I’m in need of a pick-me-up. Maybe it’s the winter blues? Maybe it’s because I’ve been packing on more than my normal winter-weather pounds and I’m feeling like a cow? I could possibly need a pick-me-up because my skin hasn’t seen sun in so long it’s beginning to turn blue. I NEED […]
Posted in Madrid, Spain, culture, food, photographs, photography, travel on Jan 29th, 2008
I usually wouldn’t bore readers with non-food-related things on our blog, but I figured some of you may be stopping by looking for some travel-related items. So, here are some pictures we took in Madrid. You can click on each to get a bigger view. I hope you will consider a vacation to Spain soon […]
Posted in Europe, Food Commentary, Madrid, Spain, food, grilled, indulgent meal, offal, pigs, pinchos, pintxos, pork, spicy, tapas, tourism, tradition, travel, tripe, unhealthy on Jan 26th, 2008
As my wife accurately put it in her post of the other day, we ate a lot of interesting tapas during our time in Madrid. Several of these are specialities of the city and cannot be found elsewhere. We felt it our duty then, to give at least some of them a try. Long-term readers […]
Posted in Chorizo, Europe, Food Commentary, Madrid, Olive Oil, Potato, Recipe, Recipes, Spain, Squid, cheap meal, culture, egg, food, fried, grilled, history, leek, meatballs, paprika, sauce, sausage, seafood, tapas, tourism, tradition, travel, vegetarian, wine on Jan 24th, 2008
In a later post, the husband will write about all the, shall we say, interesting tapas we ate while in Madrid. When I use the word interesting, I mean that many may find some of these tapas to be gross and/or bizarre. Personally, I am always willing to try something new. Only then can I […]
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