Yesterday was another gorgeous spring day in Barcelona, so I decided to put on my very U.S.-looking running shoes (sea foam green and orange) and head out to see some sights. So, I packed my lunch with some llonganissa slices (excellent cured meat - hard salami like), manchego and an apple that I purchased from …
Continue reading Being a tourist or being “local”? Hard to tell
The last few days I have been trying to figure out different neighborhoods in Barcelona. They're not neighborhoods like I'm used to in San Fran, that are usually known for something. Some are, like around the hospital clinic metro stop, there's a medical school and hospital, and around the universitat metro, there's a university. But, …
Continue reading A trip to Sant Celoni yesterday and to my Spanish “disneyland” today
Where to begin? Well, it seems that I have adopted a very Barelona life-style already.... eating dinner at 9:00 p.m., having an after dinner drink at midnight, clubbing from 2-4:30 a.m. Okay the clubbing was only 1 night. It was extremely fun, as we VIP'd it with some of Carnet's colleagues, which meant the best …
Yesterday I said I would start with tapas from last night, so I will. We went to this cute tapas place in an ally that we randomly walked down. It was called El Bixto. No more than 20 seats total, including the ones that weren't really seats but a piece of plywood covered with material …
It has been a whirlwind 4 days. United lost Mark's luggage and Mr. Angry was a little worried (as I would be if they had lost mine). My husband followed the day after we arrived and we wandered aimlessly around La Rambla the first 2 nights, eating at random tapas bars. Night 1, Mark and …
Yes, it has been a slow year of blogging, so far. But, I'm off to Spain very soon and then my culinary adventure updates will be more regular (I'd like to say everyday, but my goal is a minimum of 5 days a week). So, what did I cook for Carnet for Valentine's? Thai-ish, of …
After a full day of packing, I went up to S & F's for dinner. MMMMMM! We had stuffed salmon, grilled eggplant Thai-style, roasted vegies and a cauliflower "risotto" (riceless). Fred stuffed the salmon with sundried tomatoes, basil, feta, onions, and roasted red peppers. Then, he sauteed the stuffed salmon in butter, brown sugar and …
I've been lame over the past couple of weeks as I've been on some more fun adventures seeing family and friends. No pictures of food, although that's not for a lack of some excellent meals. I left Miami and the Freeman clan this a.m. after a fun 5 days. I mostly cooked, but last night …
I'm in love...again and again...with all kinds of new food, almost every time I try something that surprises me. That sounds very "American", I know - always wanting more and new food. My new love? Yep, the picture says it all - Coconut Peanut Butter. Truth be told, I don't love peanut butter, and in …
Continue reading Coconut Peanut Butter. Yep, that’s right. Yummmmmm
My mom grew up in the midwest and she loves midwest comfort food - meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, salad and bread pudding. So, last night she made meatloaf and bread pudding. Busaba, Bev and Ian supplied the potatoes, salad and bbq'd corn. But, unlike some of the food in the midwest and especially traditional midwest …
Continue reading Comfort food – stuffed meatloaf and egg nog bread pudding
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