Celebrating Chef Ferran Adria’s Wild Molecular Cooking! My “52 In 22” cooking challenge goes “molecular” for week #11’s recipe, thanks to the world’s greatest Chef! Here is the stack of cookbooks #11-20 for my “52 In 22” cooking challenge, and… Read More ›
Spain
Riding Barcelona’s Sky-High Trams! Here’s Your “Birds Eye” View! #Wanderlust Rules!
Time To Fly Over Barcelona! Barcelona is an amazing city to explore – and as the world slowly re-opens – safely of course, it’s time to share a bit of #wanderlust from this incredibly place! This is the city’s… Read More ›
My Homemade Paella! Here’s The Recipe For Langoustine / Chorizo / Seafood Rice!
My Paella Adventure! I’m always looking for some new recipes, and what better way to find one than looking in a cookbook I had sitting right on my shelf! I was inspired by this great cookbook we bought after our… Read More ›
Tasting Spain’s Incredible Paella! Here’s The Recipe For A Culinary Masterpiece From The Costa Brava!
Who’s Up For A Food Adventure? These Guys Are! This plate of colorful Langoustines are waiting for me to turn them into an amazing Spanish Paella – and it reminded me that I had some work to do in order… Read More ›
Jumping On This Exciting “Travel Challenge!” A Social Media Celebration Of Our World!
Who’s Up For a Travel Challenge? Yes, that’s paradise, also known as Thailand…to me, it was a great way to jump into a social media challenge I was nominated to participate in – and which I am doing gladly! Here… Read More ›
Spain’s Legendary Iberico Ham – Raised In Texas?!?!?!?! A Food Scandal Over Blackfoot Pigs!
Behold Spain’s Majestic Iberico Ham! This gorgeous, REAL Iberico Ham was given to me by my wife for my birthday last year – and I learned to carve it into somewhat “thicker than they needed to be” slices: It’s a… Read More ›
Josh Rouse’s Beautiful “Quiet Town” Captures #LifeInQuarantine And Tops My “Songs For Sunday!”
“Songwriting for me is something I have to do to stay on the sunny side of life. It’s my therapy.” With that quote, Singer/Songwriter Josh Rouse wrote a beautiful ballad about a “Quiet Town”, and it resonates so well in… Read More ›
“Wanderlusting” Barcelona! A Magical Getaway Of Architecture And Food!
Is Anyone Else “Wanderlusting”? There are certain days when “wanderlust” takes hold – so my new word is “wanderlusting” – an insatiable desire to explore the world! It took me back to one of the most enchanting cities we’ve ever… Read More ›
Stand Atop The Rock Of Gibraltar! Who Knew There Were Monkeys? My “Wanderlust” To Climb The “Pillars Of Hercules!”
Climbing The “Pillars Of Hercules!” Whenever people ask me “where do you want to go next?”, I end up rattling off a half dozen of my “must see” places. But, reading a book recently, I now must add the “Pillars… Read More ›
“Music In The Key Of Q”! Classic Queen! Legendary Boy Bands! Offbeat Gems! Freddie Mercury’s Creative Madness!
Music With A “Q”! So Much More Than Queen! But “Killer Queen” Of Course! I wanted to share some songs with the letter “Q”, either songs or Artists using this letter – and of course, the iconic band Queen is… Read More ›