I love this and you will too…if you’re a fan of calamari. It’s definitely a lick your chops kind of meal. Continue Reading
Even if you don’t like the flavor of anise (though I can’t understand why), the taste here is really mild. What you notice more is a slight hint of ‘sweet’.
I seem to be thinking about Spain a lot these days as witnessed by my last few posts. Perhaps I’m channeling my ancestors. Or, perhaps I’m subconsciously psyching myself for another trip to the Motherland. One can hope for the latter. 
Whatever the reason, it makes for good eats! And while I couldn’t set a chair for each of you at the table, I hope you’ll feel like you were there …perhaps even be inspired to create a similarly themed dinner in your home?
I recently came back from a trip to Tuscany and I was all about Italian food…for about 10 days. Then, all of a sudden, I started thinking about Spanish food. And I seem to be on a roll with that. Recently, I’ve done tapas for lunch, tortilla Española for breakfast, mussels with chorizo for dinner — and I’m planning a decidedly Spanish menu for a dinner party on Saturday. Continue Reading
In the NW region of Spain where my maternal grandparents came from fish and potatoes are like ‘love and marriage’…♫ you can’t have one without the other! ♫
While this is not my grandmother’s recipe per se, it is definitely influenced by my heritage — and I think she’d approve. Others may quibble that it’s not actually a “stew” which is defined by ‘boiling or simmering slowly’, but I don’t know what else to call it — and it’s my blog!
Labor Day: what does it conjure up to you? Last barbecue of the summer? New school term? It’s been both of these things for me plus, in my family, we celebrate 2 birthdays the first week of September. I wondered today if anyone thinks about the origin of the holiday anymore. Until that moment, shamefully, not I. Continue Reading
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