Posts Tagged ‘spain’
Who can blame a girl who misses Spain for wanting some Spanish food? P and I have been trying to recreate our own Spanish haven in San Francisco . . . to varying degrees of success. The difficulty is finding a place with pintxos– because of health regulations, restaurants cannot have food sitting out on […]
Filed under: Eating Out, law school, photography, restaurant, Spain, Travel | 1 Comment
Tags: California, Chinatown, gambas al ajillo, garlic pimenton shrimp, Lalola, north beach, paella, patatas bravas, potato chips, san francisco, sangria, spain, Tapas, wine
Coffee and crème brûlée
This may seem a bit astonishing to some of your coffee addicts out there, but I managed to make it through nearly a quarter century without imbibing that morning poison that everyone else seems to be addicted to. That’s right, coffee. The reason for my long abstinence from coffee stems from learning about taste buds […]
Filed under: desserts, photography | 2 Comments
Tags: cafe au lait, cafe con leche, coffee, creme brulee, creme brulee cart, milk coffee, san francisco, spain
Back in the Bay!
Apologies are in order, I believe. I have fallen impossibly behind in my posts on Europe. I mean, since my last entry, I have: gone to Madrid (for the umpteenth time– luckily I did not break anything this time around) to explore the Reina Sofía, and to meet some awesome attorneys (waves!) eaten authentic paella […]
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Tags: Belgium, Bruges, Canon Rebel T1i with a 55-250 mm zoom lens, David Lebovitz, England, Food, France, fried egg over tofu, Leed's Castle, new year's in London, paella, Paris, spain, Spanish new year celebration with grapes, Valencia
I have many stories about Donostia-San Sebastián. Many. But, like many things that occur overseas, What happens in Rome (or, in this case, San Sebastián), stays in . . . In this case it is especially applicable because our first trip to San Sebastián ultimately ended in heartbreak and tragedy when my camera and our […]
Filed under: Eating Out, friends, photography, restaurant, Spain, Travel | 3 Comments
Tags: Basque, beef cheeks, Donostia San Sebastián, foie gras with apple compote, Food, photography, pintxos hopping, shrimp kebabs, spain, Spanish food, Tapas
[Quick update: I am back home in my little apartment in the Sarriko district of Bilbao. The hospital, in its infinite kindness, only kept me bedridden for two nights after my surgery and finally sent me home in an ambulance. The first time I ever ride an ambulance, and it’s in Spain . . . […]
Filed under: Homemade, photography, Recipes, Spain, Travel | 2 Comments
Tags: bilbao, bocadillos, bokatas, eggs, Food, omelet, Pintxos, recipe, spain, Spanish food, Tapas, tortilla
Greetings all! Unfortunately, my return entry into the food blogosphere is accompanied by less than happy news. I am currently writing to you from the coziness of a hospital bed in the middle of Basque Country– Bilbao. What happened, you may ask? Sigh. Let me fill you in. Since the theft of my beloved DSLR […]
Filed under: Homemade, photography, Recipes, Spain, Travel | 9 Comments
Tags: bilbao, Fractured foot, Hospital visit, Madrid, Operation and Surgery on a torn ankle ligament, spain, study abroad
Bilbao is home to some of the best food I have ever eaten in my life (I have yet to be disappointed here– something that I cannot apply to all the cities I’ve been to). But sometimes I crave something a little more . . . homey. So when my roommate, P, and I were […]
Filed under: Homemade, photography, Recipes, Simple College Cooking 101, Spain, Travel | 3 Comments
Tags: bilbao, Food, photography, recipe, scallion risotto, soy sauce braised chicken legs, spain
Pineapple Bread 