Spain
foodie travel
We fell in love the islands first…
but someone else got there before us!
!!! NEW SECTION… thanks for your patience !!!
Balearic and Canary Islands, Catalonia, Extremadura, the Basque regions, and Seville
Spain is where live most of the year now. We hop between the islands mostly but Barcelona is where we loved to visit over the years, and we lived there for a season some years ago. Bilbao, home of the Spanish tapas is a new favourite in recent years with it’s new renovation, the Guggenheim museum and of course the amazing tapas there ! It’s near enough to San Sebastian, the food capital of Spain, and the French border and the city of Bayonne. And that leads us to the Basque area and Donostia San Sebastian… our new foodie favourite and where we spend the longest stopover as we travel. When we didn’t have a car and toured through France, we like to finish in Bayonne, and take a bus over the border to Bilbao, where can fly off to the Canary islands. Now that we have a car we also like a long stopover in San Sebastian. The centre of Spain is Extremadura and the most central and ancient city of Caceres, so we stop there on the way up, and the way down.
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food & recipes
Tomato anchovy salad
A simple, delicious dish – 3 main ingredients. Inspired by a set of tapas starters for lunch, by the sea in Mallorca, Spain.
Hearty autumn soup – pumpkin and chorizo
Roasted pumpkin, hand blended with chickpeas & chorizo to make a delicious Autumn bowl.
Spanish fish recipe
A simple, delicious fish stew, using simple typical ingredients. Looks like you’ve toiled for hours !
Mango salmorejo soup
The best and easiest summer soup ! What a journey, mixing raw vegetables and balancing flavours. Makes a fabulous Autumn starter soup too with those colours.
Watermelon gazpacho
This was part of a summer journey putting fruit in soups, salads, and tray bakes. The best thing about it is you just blend the ingredients together and its done !
Perfect Spanish tomato bread (just 5 simple ingredients)
Such a simple, historical food idea, but how hard can it be to make the perfect tomato paste then put it together with the perfect bread ! Here’s what you need to know …
Best guacamole – we did a poll !
How to have the best guacamole experience – the ingredients, the method, and the best way to serve it. Plus top tips how to make it last longer !
How to make a real Spanish Tortilla
Finally, we found the secret to making the most scrumptuous Spanish tortilla. And so Tortilla Tuesday is born in our house ! Want to know the how it’s done ?
Simple fresh salsa, made in seconds
Simple and fresh. Use a hand blender to whizz this up.
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cooking courses
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Places to stay