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  • Goiko Grill (7/10)
  • Hanan (Ethiopian Food) (7/10)
  • La Bruta (9.5/10)
  • La Colectiva Café (10/10)
  • La Mucca [de Prado] (9.5/10)
  • Lady Madonna (8/10)
  • Mama Campo (9.5/10)
  • Ocafu (9/10)
  • Ojala (8/10)
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  • Perrachica (10/10)
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  • Day 4, 5, 6: Varadero
  • Day 7: Cienfuegos
  • Day 8: Trinidad
  • Day 9: Taking It Easy
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Cuba 2015
  • Day 1: Arriving
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Peru
  • Day 1-3: The Beginning
  • Day 3 and 4: Selfies
  • Day 4 and 5: The Beginning of Volunteering
  • Macchu Pichu and The Inca Jungle Trek
  • San Pedro Market and El Molino Market
  • Volunteering in Peru and The Donations

A Spoonful of TLC

  • About
  • Buy Bagels
  • Contact Me
  • Fitness
  • Madrid
    • Madrid Bars
      • Alimentación Quiroga (9/10)
      • El Buo
      • Juana La Loca (10/10)
      • La Bicicleta Cafe (9.5/10)
      • La Musa de Espronceda (8/10)
      • Los Chuchis Bar (9/10)
    • Madrid Cafes
      • Magasand (9.5/10)
      • The Little Big Cafe (7/10)
    • Madrid Restaurants
      • Abolea (8/10)
      • Amargo (9.5/10)
      • Bar Galleta (9.5/10)
      • Bar Tomate (9.5/10)
      • Blanca 6 (7.5/10)
      • Bosco de Lobo (9/10)
      • Cachivache
      • Cafe Federal (10/10)
      • Carmencita Bar (9/10)
      • Dionisos (6/10)
      • El Columpio (8.5/10)
      • El Gordo de Velazquez (8/10)
      • El Patio del Fisgon (7/10)
      • El Perro y La Galleta (9.5/10)
      • Ginos (6/10)
      • Goiko Grill (7/10)
      • Hanan (Ethiopian Food) (7/10)
      • La Bruta (9.5/10)
      • La Colectiva Café (10/10)
      • La Mucca [de Prado] (9.5/10)
      • Lady Madonna (8/10)
      • Mama Campo (9.5/10)
      • Ocafu (9/10)
      • Ojala (8/10)
      • Olivia Te Cuida (Fortuny) (9/10)
      • Perrachica (10/10)
      • Petit Appetit: Calle Monte Esquinza
      • Roll (7.5/10)
      • Taberna Más al Sur (9/10)
      • Taxi a Manhattan (7.5/10)
      • The Toast Cafe (8/10)
  • Travel
    • Africa
      • Morocco
        • Chefchaouen
        • Marrakech
        • Tanger (Part I)
          • Tanger (Part II)
    • Canada
      • Hiking Grouse Mountain
      • Lynn Canyon and Granville Island
      • Vancouver
      • West Trek Tours & The Lakes
      • West Trek Tours, Day 4 & 5
    • Cuba
      • Cuba 2013
        • Day 1: Arriving
        • Day 10: La Habana Vieja & The Malecon
        • Day 11: Meeting Family
        • Day 12: Heading Home
        • Day 2: La Habana Libre
        • Day 3: La Habana Vieja
          • Day 3: La Habana Vieja (Part II)
        • Day 4, 5, 6: Varadero
        • Day 7: Cienfuegos
        • Day 8: Trinidad
        • Day 9: Taking It Easy
      • Cuba 2015
        • Day 1: Arriving
        • Day 2: Exploring Havana
        • Day 3 and 4: Making New Friends
        • Day 5: Visiting the Cementary
        • Day 6: Miramar, Hotel Nacional, y Caminando
    • Dominican Republic
      • Punta Cana
    • Europe
      • Austria
        • Vienna
      • Belgium
        • Bruges
        • Ghent
      • Czech Republic
        • Prague
          • Prague (II)
          • Prague (III)
      • Denmark
        • Coppenhagen
      • France
        • Chamonix and Mont Blanc
        • Lyon
          • Lyon (II)
        • Paris
          • Paris (II)
          • Paris (III)
          • Paris 2019
        • Toulouse and Bordeaux
      • Germany
        • Berlin
        • Lahr
      • Hungary
        • Budapest
          • Budapest (II)
          • Budapest (III)
      • Ireland
        • Cliffs of Moher
        • Dublin
        • Galway
      • Italy
        • Florence
          • Florence II
        • Genoa and Surrounding Beaches
        • Milan
        • Pisa and Lucca
        • Portofino
        • Rome
        • Siena and Bologna
        • The Rest of Cinque Terre
        • Venice
        • Vernazza, Cinque Terre
      • London
        • Food in London
        • London (II)
        • London (III)
      • Netherlands
        • Amsterdam
          • Amsterdam (II)
          • Amsterdam (III)
          • Amsterdam (IV)
      • Poland
        • Krakow
          • Krakow (II)
        • Visiting Auschwitz
        • Warsaw
      • Portugal
        • Estoril
        • Lisbon
          • Lisbon (II)
        • Porto
        • Sintra
      • Spain
        • Barcelona
        • Bilbao
          • San Sebastian (II)
        • Cadiz (for Carnaval)
        • Cordoba
        • El Escorial
        • Granada
        • Malaga
          • Malaga 2019
        • Mallorca
          • Mallorca (II)
          • Mallorca (III)
        • Mallorca 2017
        • Mallorca 2019
        • Northern Spain Road Trip
          • Islas Cies
        • Oviedo
        • San Sebastian
        • Santander (Burgos, Reinosa, Palencia)
        • Sevilla
        • Tenerife
          • Tenerife (II)
          • Tenerife (III)
        • Toledo
        • Valencia
          • Valencia (II)
      • Switzerland
        • Geneva
        • Lausanne
        • Vevey and Montreux
    • Israel
      • Jerusalem 2018
      • Masada / Ein Gedi / Dead Sea 2018
      • Tel Aviv
        • Tel Aviv (II)
        • Tel Aviv (III)
      • Tel Aviv 2018
    • North America
      • California Road Trip
        • San Francisco
        • Vegas
        • Yosemite and Mariposa Grove
      • Harpers Ferry
        • Day 1
        • Day 2
        • Day 3 and 4
      • Lake Wallenpaupak, Pocono Mountain
      • Lewes and Cape Henlopen
      • Luis in New York (Part I)
      • Luis in New York (Part II)
      • Luis in Philadelphia (Part I)
      • Luis in Philadelphia (Part II)
      • Luis in Ventnor, NJ
      • Luis in Washington D.C. (Part I)
      • Luis in Washington, D.C. (Part II)
      • New York City (2012)
      • New York City (2013)
      • New York City (2014)
      • Philadelphia & New York 2019
      • Roadtrip 2019: Boston
        • Montreal, Canada and Lake George, New York
        • Mount Washington
        • North Conway, White Mountains
    • Peru
      • Day 1-3: The Beginning
      • Day 3 and 4: Selfies
      • Day 4 and 5: The Beginning of Volunteering
      • Macchu Pichu and The Inca Jungle Trek
      • San Pedro Market and El Molino Market
      • Volunteering in Peru and The Donations
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Bruja's Bakery

Living in Bruja’s Bakery: The 3 Best and Worst Things About Working for Myself

May 24, 2019 No Comments
Bruja's Bakery

Hello and Happy Friday!  I hope you’re taking a moment to check in on this lovely Friday afternoon, but as soon as you read this post, you will shut down your computer and go out and enjoy this incredible weather!  I am waiting for some things to finish in the oven, then I need to […]

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Living in Bruja’s Bakery: The Merchandise

February 13, 2019 No Comments
bruja's bakery

Bruja’s Bakery has grown from my toaster oven in my little apartment in Lavapies, with a few orders a month, to a REAL oven, and multiple orders per day.  In the beginning, I handed people their pumpkin pies wrapped in foil and in plastic bags from various supermarkets, and their bagels went into a big […]

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Living in Bruja’s Bakery: Sold in Bite Me – Halo Artisans

February 4, 2019 No Comments
Bruja's Bakery

I often talk about, or refer to, Bruja’s Bakery on here, and tag the webpage so that you can all get to it and see what I sell, but I don’t ever specifically talk about what it’s like to have this business that I grew from a toaster oven.  I have been working on/in Bruja’s Bakery for […]

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Hi! I’m Tamara.

I live in Madrid, but I'm originally from Philadelphia. I moved to Madrid to teach English, but these days I don't do much of that. I manage my bakery, Bruja's Bakery, and give food tours to tourists. I love blue cheese, wine, and running (sometimes). I also enjoy traveling, hanging out with friends, cooking, and going on adventures, and I share it all here on this blog.

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