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Sometimes things just fall in your lap and you have NO idea where they came from. But mine is not to question why… Remember the Calcotada I told you about? Where you eat giant onions dipped in pepper and almond sauce (Romesco)? Well, a few weeks ago in Dénia, we were walking along an area [...]
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Spain is like a big ol’ onion that has layers and layers of fun stuff to uncover. We found out last weekend that one of those layers is very literal — an onion festival. Nope, not kidding. In the northeast of Spain, in and around Tarragona (near Barcelona), during February and March they have a [...]
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If I were a wine snob I’d try to impress you that “I know people.” But since I’m not — and I think wine is something you should enjoy because you like it, and because it goes great with food, instead I’ll tell you the truth: (with your best teenage voice) Ohmahgawd! Guess what I [...]
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So, I’m on a little vacation across the way in Italy, and we go out to dinner the first night there. I’m thinking this is the hotel receptionists’ cousin or brother or something and that the food will be mediocre at best. Not. The place is a family place, but there are lots of locals, [...]
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My feet had barely hit the ground in Jerez de la Frontera when we started seeing posters and hearing people talk about the benefit concert that would be held that night for La Chiqui – a well known Flamenco dancer who needs to travel to the U.S. for treatment of an illness that I never [...]
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Have you ever been with someone who had absolutely no sense of appropriateness? They’ll ask for anything, while you’re trying to hide behind the nearest tree? Well, that’s my new friend Merche. Thank goodness. Merche picked me and Salli up, with the plan of driving us over to see Cadiz. We piled in the car [...]
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Last weekend 6 women drove 10 hours from Kansas to Colorado for a private Tipsy Toro cooking and wine class. I was excited and a bit nervous — you never know what’s going to happen when you invite 6 strangers to be with you for 2 full days. But I didn’t have to worry one [...]
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The frantic call came in late in the afternoon “I found this great deal in Sardenia!” We can fly Ryan Air for just €50 from Barcelona and there’s this great all-inclusive resort we can get for just €150 for 3 days! Let’s go!” And then, before I could open my mouth to reply (and I [...]
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If you’re ever lucky enough to get invited to lunch at Grandma’s house (called “Yaya” in Spain) jump all over it. Here’s one of the videos of lunch with Yaya. No fear of cameras here. This woman can cook! (And guess who is one of our instructors for the cooking classes here in Spain at [...]
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Make that 7 days. Since I started writing this yesterday, there has been even more incredible food, and we were invited to yet another huge lunch today. I never, ever, EVER thought I’d say this, but PLEASE, No More Food! (Well, OK, at least for 1 day.) Since we landed in Spain on Tuesday evening, [...]
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