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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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You know how some women get all excited for Black Friday shopping? My version of that is preparing for our annual Tipsy Toro Fiesta. A few years ago we decided to introduce our friends to the food and wine of Spain. So we bent the rules, and set the party time at 2pm, so they [...]
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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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You know the jokes about men not reading directions and putting a bookcase together — only it comes out looking like a Rubik’s cube? Well, I guess it’s time to break the myth that it’s only men. Guilty. The Thermomix arrived on Tuesday (instead of the anticipated Wednesday) and I was so excited I yanked [...]
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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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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 first time I sat down for a light lunch with fashion-conscious (and weight-conscious) Spaniards, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The salad was piled high on a dinner plate, almost overflowing the sides. And that was just for me — and there were 2 other equally laden plates for my friends. I looked at these [...]
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I’m terrible. I claim to love to cook, and yet I get busy and make excuses and reach for the telephone instead of the spatula. I know, I know, in the amount of time it takes for a pizza to be delivered, I could have a great dinner on the table. While I was in [...]
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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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After a grueling series of classes where we had to taste and evaluate dozens of wines (tough work!), we are happy to report that we passed both the written and practical exams and are now qualified to serve wine to the Queen! (eek!)
