When I made my first muffins I mentioned the intention to go one step further and make cupcakes. They are one of today’s most popular desserts. These small delights are perfect for every occasion whether you offer them to someone else or you need some comfort food for yourself. I also love the fact that you can get creative […]
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I had such an amazing dining experience on Valentine’s date night that I felt I needed to share it with you guys. My boyfriend and I had made reservations to a place we had never been to: Café Colon Madrid. I stumbled upon this place while reading a lifestyle magazine and I immediately thought it
There are a few typical Carnival recipes in Spain but this is my favorite: orejas de Carnaval literally Carnival ears. This delicious, crunchy dessert is typical of the north of Spain. Its main ingredients are eggs, flour, oil and lots of white sugar. The anise-flavored dough is rolled out very thin, then fried and dusted with powdered sugar.
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Happy Monday, sweeties! Today’s recipe is going to get you on the mood for Valentine’s Day. These heart shaped sandwiches are really fun and easy to make. I was looking for Valentine’s recipes through my Pinterest the other day when I stumbled upon this cute dessert. I decided I had to make it and oh boy
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Olive oil muffins are one of Spain’s favorite breakfast baked goods. Their Spanish name is magdalenas and they are cute mini sponge cakes in a cup. They are extremely easy to make and you only need 5 basic ingredients which are pantry staples: olive oil, flour, baking powder, sugar and eggs. Once you master this Spanish
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I’m an extremely organized person and I try to keep my blog as organized as possible too. However, some weeks I find myself jumping from some topic to another which seems to mirror ramblings of my mind. Let me explain myself. The original idea was to do 3 posts every week: a recipe, a fashion
Happy Friday! If you’ve been following the blog lately you’ll now we’ve been in search of Don Quixote visiting the places that appear on Cervantes’ novel. The last stop is Puerto Lapice, another town somewhere in La Mancha. Many episodes of Don Quixote de la Mancha are staged at the Ventas, inns on the roadsides
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Happy Sunday, sweeties! I hope you are enjoying the weekend. Today, we continue our tour in search of Don Quixote. Our next stop is another town “Somwhere in La Mancha…”. Almagro, heart of La Mancha and one of Spain’s most historic towns, where every street tells a story. The first few pictures where taken at
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Roscon de Reyes is a traditional Spanish ring-shaped cake baked for the festival of Epiphany at the end of the Christmas season. It is commemorated on January 6 and celebrates the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child. The French have a similar version called Galette des Rois. Italians have the Panettone. It is
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“Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember…” These are the first words of Don Quixote, a book widely considered as being the first modern novel. It is also thought by many as one of the greatest books ever written. This is the story of an old knight driven
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