Pan con tomate is a traditional Spanish breakfast, and my favourite way to start the weekend is by heading out for breakfast in one of our local cafes. Wherever you are in Spain you’ll find a version on the menu of almost every bar and café, although it may have a different regional name (it’s …
A Taste of Spain
Spanish food is in a league of its own. Okay, I might be slightly biased when I say that Spanish cuisine is world class but it’s hard not to fall in love with it. Whether you prefer sweet or savoury, there’s bound to be something to tickle your tastebuds. One of the first things I …
The best tapas to try in Spain
One of my favourite things about Spain is the food – fresh ingredients, often straight from the sea, simply cooked.
Eating at tapas bars allows you to try lots of small dishes with the premise that if you like it, you can order more but if you don’t then, not to worry, you can move on and try something else. This is ideal when you consider that some tapas only cost €1 or €2 each and, in many places, come free with your drinks.
(more…)A foodie tour of Seville
Spanish food is truly world class and, during a recent weekend in Seville, I was in foodie heaven. Read on for highlights of my foodie tour of one of Andalucia’s most beautiful cities.
(more…)Tickle your tastebuds in Cadiz market
I love wandering round markets and Cadiz’s Mercado Central is a food lover’s dream! So much so, that I’m going to let the pictures do most of the talking for me!
(more…)Having a go at homemade pesto
Yes, I know pesto is Italian and not Spanish but a) I absolutely love it and b) I’ve got so much basil growing in my little herb garden that it made sense to have a go at making my own.
(more…)My take on a paella
Think of Spanish food and paella is probably one of the first things that springs to mind.
A few years ago after a lovely holiday in Mallorca I bought Mark a paella kit for Christmas which promptly sat in a kitchen cupboard gathering dust.
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