Restaurants in Madrid: Dionisos (6/10)

My friend, Annie, and I wanted to try something different for dinner last week.  We had Dionisos on our radar since Greek food always looks good (um, hellllooo feta cheese!), and we were in the market for some lighter fare.  I had high hopes for Dionisos, since the menu was full of a variety of […]

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Lighter Sesame-Orange Chicken

I love trying new recipes and making something a little extra “special” on Friday nights.  Something a little better than my usual kale with tuna and hot sauce concoction.  This weekend, I was in the mood for Asian flavors- soy sauce, ginger, garlic, sesame, and did a quick search for Sesame-Garlic chicken.  The results were […]

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Weekend in Words and Pictures.

This weekend was amazing!!  The perfect mix of super productive and fun and relaxing and crazy…all wrapped up in one.  And it’s Monday evening now and I need another weekend to recover.  Pheeeew! Thursday Spinning class // super sweaty Espanol en la calle class // learned about tapas in Spain Tried this // was NOT […]

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Restaurants in Madrid: El Columpio

El Columpio Address: 28010, Calle de Caracas, 10, 28010 Madrid Atmosphere: I LOVED this restaurant for their design. Seriously….#housedesigngoals     Warm lights, black steel, mirrors, distressed wood, hanging plants and turquoise accents.  A great place for a romantic dinner or for a night out with friends.  Also, it was big, so plenty of room! Type of […]

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The Best of the Beach.

Happy Monday, dear readers! This weekend was a good one for me- spent some time at the pool… Visiting my Tia Malca (aunt Malca) with my brother, mom, and cousin. After our visit, we stopped for some ice cream that was amazing Toasted coconut ice cream…I died. And then we headed home.  I also saw […]

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Restaurants in Madrid: La Bruta

La Bruta Address: Calle del Pez, 11, 28004 Madrid Atmosphere:  Young, modern, dark lighting, open front.  We have been there in the past (trying to get a table with no reservation….no bueno), and it has been completely full and HOT, but this time it was completely fine). Type of food:  They have a short food menu […]

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Food Lately and Some Teddy, Too

Another accidental hiatus these past couple of weeks!  It feels like I’ve been busier than busy with work (catering and hosting) and school (Spanish and calculus and OAT) and doing other summery things.  I’ll try to fill you in with what I’ve been doing and eating with another Lately post.  Here we goooo! Studying I’m […]

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WIAW {On New Dishes!}

Hi, friends! This week’s WIAW is mostly shown on some new dishes that I have picked up over the last couple of weeks.  I’m really trying to make this little blog of mine look better, so I needed some new stuff.  Thank goodness TJ Maxx and Bed Bath & Beyond super sales exist! [Thank you […]

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