Category Archives: Comida

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Os suena?

Los días que Juanjo no tiene juntas a la hora de comer, lleva su comida de casa. Os suena la bolsita que usa? 😉 *** Days when Juanjo doesn’t have lunch meetings he takes his lunch in this funny little … Continue reading

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Kitchen “Garden”

On our last visit to Toledo Juanjo’s dad planted these parsley plants for me, and packed them up in the car for the trip back to Barcelona. When I first cooked with them I was worried they wouldn’t make it … Continue reading

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Thank you!

For my birthday Juanjo planned a surprise day in Madrid that included a visit to the Prado Museum (to the permanent collections, including Goya and Velazquez; Sorolla was sold out). Then we had lunch, walked around, tried to get tickets … Continue reading

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Olive Trees

Walked around the property here at Juanjo’s parents today, taking some pictures. I was amazed to find that so many of the olive trees were loaded down with fruit. Somehow I had never imagined them as bearing real olives, always … Continue reading

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14 Melons from Villacañas

Yesterday Marisa came home with a car full of melons from a friend who lives in Villacañas, a pueblo near Toledo. Every year this lady gives Marisa some of her abundant crop. People say the area around Quintanar is one … Continue reading

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