Tapa Thursdays: Banderillas
Just as soon as it came, spring has left. In other words, it's already too hot to sleep. My diet changes with the weather - just as soon as I've…
A Cooking Day in Málaga: Preparing Spanish Dishes in Andalucía
Spain is a country that's easy to get lost in. I don't mean the culture or the romanticism - I mean, GPS systems are absolute crap, and it's easier to…
Picking Winter Fruit in Southern Spain
In the winter months, citrus fruits, figs, mushrooms and chestnuts are ripe and ready to be picked. Olive oil harvests begin, and crops like pumpkins, avocados and leeks begin to…
Tapa Thursdays: Castañas
cred where cred's due I never knew that 'chestnuts roasting on an open fire' was actually a thing until moving to Seville. When the weather turns crisp (which finally happened…
Tapa Thursdays: Gazpacho
I have never been one to stand up to the hot summer sun in Seville. I made the poor decision one year to cycle home from my friend Stacy's house…
Tapa Thursdays: Gurumelos
I will buy you a beer if you knew what a gurumelo is before this post. I mean it. Santiago confessed to never having been to Plaza del Salvador, so…