Happy Monday everyone! Many of you may be making plans to celebrate the 4th of July this weekend. Are you struggling to find a delicious and original recipe? I know that Pinterest is full of ideas but I find many of them are too complicated and tedious to make. So if you are looking for […]
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There are some recipes that I only make once a year. Why? I don’t really know. Probably because I enjoy eating them even more. It makes the recipe more special. It’s like Christmas treats. You only eat them at that time of the year. If you ate them now it’d feel like cheating, right? Such is
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If you’ve been following the blog over the last few weeks you’ll know about my love for cupcakes. There is a place back in my hometown where I buy them and also get the ingredients to make my own: Golden Cupcake. This beautiful store opened four years ago. Their lovely owner Arantxa works non-stop to
As I promised on Monday here’s the recipe that will make your guests green with envy: Saint Patrick’s Day cupcakes! The recipe is the same as you saw on My First Cupcakes. The only ingredient that you need to add is green food coloring to the frosting. Well, either that or any green ingredient you
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In honor of Saint Patrick, which is celebrated on the 17th of March, this is going to be Irish week on the blog. We are going to kick off with a recipe I brought back from Ireland. If you follow the blog you may know that I’ve lived in different English speaking countries. I spent
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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
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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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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Our next stop in Christmas Around the World is São Paulo, Brazil. This trip was the first and only time I’ve been to South America. It was November 2011 and I went there on a business trip. I couldn’t explore the city as much as I’d have liked to since I had to work. Fortunately,
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In 2006 I was living in Dublin thanks to a Erasmus grant. This was my first long stay far from home. For those of you who don’t know, Erasmus is a famous scholarship granted in Europe to students who want to spend an academic year in another European university. It is a great opportunity to explore different
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