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Making paella Valenciana at home
Paella must be popular worldwide, judging by the recipe we received from the proprietor of Ceramicas Terriols (see below) when we purchased our paella pan. The directions were in a babble of...
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Super Bowl arroz con pollo
We were surprised to read recently that Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest eating holiday in the U.S., close on the heels of Thanksgiving. Since our own team, the New England Patriots, is not part...
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Sustenance for the long walk to Santiago de Compostela
Full disclosure first: We did NOT walk one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. But last spring, when we were in northern Spain to research a guidebook, we did see pilgrims...
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It’s saffron harvest time!
Growing saffron crocuses always seemed like a rather romantic undertaking–until we visited Consuegra, Spain during the harvest season. The dry plains of Castilla La Mancha, about 90 miles south of...
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Having a blast at Las Fallas in Valencia
Valencia is beginning to rev up for Las Fallas, the festival of fires, fireworks, and managed explosions that culminates on the evening of March 19. The pageantry, sheer noise, and almost giddy sense...
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Sea salt from Costa Brava brings home tastes of Spain
When we shop for groceries overseas, we like to bring home salt. We never realized how acrid American table salt can be (and how bland kosher salt is) until we started using salt from other places....
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Watermelon gazpacho around the world
It’s finally watermelon season in our part of the world, which gives us an excuse to resurrect a recipe we received too late to try last fall. It was for a fantastic watermelon gazpacho we ate at...
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Tapa to try at home – stuffed peppers
We’re in Sevilla at the moment, researching what’s great and new for the new Frommer’s Spain. Part of what’s new is the completely re-done public market in Triana, just across the river from Sevilla...
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What to eat at the airport in Málaga (AGP)
Until last year, international travelers at Terminal 3 in Málaga’s airport servicing the Costa del Sol were pretty much stuck with international fast food like Starbucks, Burger King, and England’s...
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Our modest addition to the Christmas cookie canon
A plate of Christmas cookies isn’t the same without some form of shortbread cookie. We love traditional Scottish shortbread and fondly recall Pat’s mother’s chocolate chip shortbread bites. But our...
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