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Top 10 Favorite Healthy Snacks
Snacks have gotten a bad rap because they’re usually thought of as junk food – those dinky bags of highly processed, addictive stuff that are packed with calories and don’t have a bit of nutrient value. But real snacks are anything but junk when you start to enjoy fresh, healthy ways for that little something […]
True ALMOND NOUGAT CANDY – TURRON – and SPANISH CHRISTMAS COOKIES can ONLY BE FOUND in JIJONA Spain!
If you want to learn how true almond nougat candy and Spanish Christmas cookies are made the traditional way, come along with me to visit the oldest producer in Jijona Alicante Spain. Primitivo Rovira, a 6th generation member of the family that started the business in 1850, gives a complete guided tour of the whole […]
Toss the Candy Canes. Try Turronés.
In Spain, the Christmas season lasts from early December until Jan. 6 and features a dizzying array of culinary traditions throughout the extended holiday. Christmas dinners are typically celebrated on the eve with either a traditional bird or a mélange of seafood, depending on regional customs. Twelve grapes are eaten at the stroke of midnight on […]
The Yellow Brick Road to Cuenca
Road trips across the Spanish countryside often bring surprises. Like driving along for hours smack in the middle of acres upon acres of spent sunflowers withering in the fields, as harvesters scooped up the bounty for Spain’s sizable nut and oil production. We were on our way to the UNESCO World Heritage city of Cuenca, but […]
