You think Spain, and-let me guess- you think paella and sangria and flamenco dresses? Oh, and a lot of parties and people taking naps 😉 But there is so much more to Spain (specifically Madrid) that you don’t hear about, that really needs to be in the spotlight. If you’re planning a trip to Madrid anytime soon, here are six foods […]
Part I and Part II here, if you haven’t read yet. On our final full day in Tenerife, we wanted to go visit some other towns and explore more of the island. We had plans to hit three towns in the north, but only made it to one. But primero, breakfast! And then we got […]
Just checking in? Here is Part I. We woke up on Saturday morning and started with breakfast and coffee. As you might imagine, it was a sloooow start for some of us (me). I actually didn’t have coffee since I couldn’t stomach it. Once we were somewhat fueled up, we packed our bags and headed […]
Spain is famous for a lot of things (siestas, flamenco dancing, paella, wine, olives), annnnnd it’s beaches. The majority of Spain is surrounded by water, except for that little annoying bit that keeps it attached to the rest of Europe ;). So anyway, there are a lot of beaches and a lot of really incredible […]
1 // At restaurants, don’t eat the bread before the meal arrives (or not ALL of it). Bread accompanies any good meal. It soaks up the sauce, is used as a “food-pusher” of sorts, and tastes good. With that being said, here, you very rarely see bread being eaten before the main meal arrives. It […]
Since I only had plans for the first half of Semana Santa, I really wanted to take advantage of the open days of the second half of the week and do some exploring. I had never been to Segovia, even though it’s an easy day trip from Madrid, so I dragged Luis and we went […]
You have no idea how happy the last 24 hours have made me! Two of my very best friends flew across the ocean to come see ME (and ok, maybe to see Europe, too). Either way, I am so, so, so happy to have Shannon and Teresa here! They arrived early yesterday morning and we […]
There are a lot of questions and debate as to why Europeans (or Spaniards?) have a trimmer waist-line than us Americanos. I have a lot of opinions about this- our portion sizes, what exactly we are eating, when we eat, our attitudes toward eating, etc. That’s all for another day and another post, but this […]
I have so many back-logged photos of various meals, and while they are almost all exactly the same, I’m still going to share 🙂 Breakfasts: Lunch and Dinner: Snacks and Merienda:
Last Saturday, I was sitting at home, wasting time on my computer while the day was passing me by. I wasn’t busy and thought “let me text Meghan and see what she’s doing” with a tentative plan to take a nap if she was busy. As a matter of fact, she had just sat down […]