September 8, 2012

That Day I Was in Paris

I've been to the Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) airport four times, but I've never stepped out of it to actually be in Paris. Until that one day when I did. That one day when...

Summer has ended. Unofficially, at least, summer has ended with Labor Day this past weekend. I have yet to put away my white jeans and dig up my fall boots, but I before I start...

September 1, 2012

Chile Olive Oil Dinner Party

How virgin is your extra virgin? (Olive oil, of course.) That's the statement emblazoned in the extra virgin olive oils from Chile. Truth be told, I didn't know too much about the olive oil industry of...

This is the last of my Spain vacation recaps but it's the most exotic because it includes a palace, a labyrinth, gypsies, and piononos. What's a pionono, you ask? Why, it's a dessert, of course....

I didn't have the heart to tell my friends that these weren't brownies. They were so happy, with fingers sticky with salted chocolate, giant grins, sugar highs. Lots of mmm-mmm's and "these are the best...

We were on our fifth city in Spain and you'd think I've had enough churros by then. Wrong. In Ronda (not the female version of a certain Celtics player), the churros are thicker, saltier,...

August 16, 2012

Cafe Burrito Now Open

I pride myself on being a city girl. I love living in Cambridge, and having easy access to Boston. I often walk (okay, I often take a cab) or simply hop on the bus...

Ahh, Sevilla. I have been "warned" by a couple of friends that as soon as I see Seville, I might fall in love with it and want to move there. Those are big words, and...

I knew I would like 2nd Street Creamery ice cream before I even tasted it. I knew because I read their stories. "We are more than just flavor, we are a physical and emotional...

August 4, 2012

Spain Part 1: Madrid

It's hard to pick a favorite out of all the cities we visited, but I would have to say that Madrid is mine. It is a pretty small city, and while I enjoyed the...