Spanish meal :

ARROZ con POLLO (CHICKEN with RICE)

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6 chicken thighs( about 6 oz. each) 1 tablespoon chili powder about 1 tablespoon oil 1 onion, peeled and chopped 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 2 fresh jalapeno chiles, rinsed, stemmed and thinly sliced 1 -1/2 cups long-grain white rice[...]

1st Spanish Meal: Desayunos

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We wanted to spend most of our day visiting the area around Montjuic.  Montjuic is the site of the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. It is also the day we are going to eat-eat-eat-eat-eat-and-eat.  That is going to be a lot of eating.[...]

Barcelona: Spanish Meal Hours

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The theme for the fourth day of our vacation in Spain is “Eat Like a Spaniard!”  We were going to attempt the meals that the people in Spain have. At home in Canada, we eat three main meals a day (breakfast, lunch[...]

5th Spanish Meal: Tapas at a Neighborhood Bar

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Meal #1: Simple Breakfast — checked Meal #2: Savory Breakfast — checked Meal #3: Lunch — checked Meal #4: Merienda — checked Two more meals to go in our attempt to eat like a Spaniard.  Meal #5 is[...]

2nd Spanish Meal: Breakfast at Mercat La Boqueria

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We went back to La Boqueria because we wanted to check out the market in the morning.  The last time we were there, it was in the late afternoon and half the market was already closed. We are going to look for food, specifically[...]

6th Spanish Meal and Our Last Ditch Attempt at El Bulli

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So, we got back to the hotel and thought we just take a nap and then go out for a late dinner, like Spaniards do.  We were so tired that it was 11PM when I woke up again.  I roused Suanne up.  She said she was not going and there is[...]

4th Spanish Meal: Churros and Hot Chocolate at El Corte Ingles

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From Montjuic we went across town to Camp Nou, the home of FC Barcelona.  I don’t have the pictures to show of the visit because we did not take any.  Am kicking myself for this now!  The stadium was a long walk from the main[...]

Barcelona: Getting Around Barcelona (and Our First Spanish Meal)

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We got to Barcelona — finally. As much as Suanne feeling that the vacation started when we crossed the US border, it is only when we landed in Barcelona that I feel the vacation really got going.  After all, Suanne has put[...]

3rd Spanish Meal: Having The Best Sandwich in the World on Montjuic

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Besides trying to eat six meals a day like a Spaniard, we wanted to spend the day on Montjuic.  Montjuic is roughly translated as Mount Jews and is the highest point of all hills that surrounds Barcelona.  Montjuic is also the site[...]

A meal gone wrong

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A little while ago my boss asked how come all meals I create come out right. I quickly explained actually not quite so and sent him a link to one that did not.Then a thought that came to my mind. And this thought comes often to my mind as my dear[...]