Happy Monday and Happy Labor Day to my US readers! Today I want to introduce you to one of my favorite Spanish pastries: Rosquillas de Cabello de Angel. These round shaped pastries taste like heaven in your mouth. They are made of puff pastry with a coat of confectioner’s sugar and filled with angel-hair pasta […]
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Next time you are visiting a new city, do me a favor: put the map away and start walking. Get lost in the city, you’ll find amazing things. Things that only the locals know about, things that you will always remember as the little treasure you once found. How else can you find a little Venice hidden
Happy Monday! I’m terribly sorry for the lack of posting lately. I’ve been traveling a lot during August and due to technical problems I haven’t been able to post as much as I’d like to. First, in Zurich, the wi-fi at the hotel was really bad -I couldn’t even check my Instagram feed- and then
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The lovely Kristina Bazan recommended Swiss chocolates from Sprüngli and oh boy was she right! They have the most scumptious sweets. The Confiserie Sprüngli is a Swiss luxury confectionery manufacturer founded in 1836 and internationally known for its signature macarons called “Luxemburgerli”. The Sprüngli café on Paradeplatz is a traditional meeting-place of the elderly ladies of
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Have you ever had the chance to meet someone you look up to or that you are inspired by? If you are a perfectionist like me, you will want to make a good impression. However, for some reason instead of acting normal your brain decides to block and you get butterflies in your stomach just
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Hey guys! Long time, no see! I’ve really missed blogging during my trip to Switzerland. Now I’m back and I can’t wait to show you the pictures from the trip. I’ve visited beautiful places and guess what! I even got to meet my favorite blogger, Kristina Bazan of Kayture in Zurich. Stay tuned because I’ll
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The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a marketplace located on The Embarcadero. The building survived both the 1906 and the 1989 earthquakes with little damage. Until the completion of the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s, the Ferry Building was one of the busiest
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This sponge cake is quite popular around my place. So popular that my family ate almost half of it before I could do this photoshoot. The secret lies in how delicious it is apart from the fact that it is super easy and quick to make. Recipe:4 eggs2 spoonfuls of brown sugarlemon zest1 teaspoon of
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So I intend to write three posts per week. Monday’s post will be devoted to cooking, Wednesday’s to traveling and Friday’s to fashion. So far most traveling posts have dealt with California so let’s talk about Madrid for a change. Welcome to Las Rozas Village. Just over 30 minutes from Madrid, this relaxing and sophisticated shopping
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Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend and for those on holidays I hope you are getting a well deserved rest. So, today’s easy dish is perfect for hot summer days. Gazpacho is a popular refreshing drink in Spain consisting of veggies mainly. Tortilla de Patata is Spain’s most popular dish together
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