We love our new lives in Andalucia and are immersing ourselves as much as we possibly can, mid-renovation. Sometimes though, especially in the cooler months - and this is why my thoughts are turning to this now, as we enter October - we crave certain things that were...
*This is NOT a sponsored blog post. We paid in full for all food and drink.* Living in Andalucia, we are certainly not short of excellent food options. Obviously tapas restaurants abound, and we've yet to find one that isn't really good quality, most being pretty...
Since moving to warmer climes in Europe, we've become quite adept at dealing with bugs and mosquitoes. One of the first things we had installed in our house in northern Istria, were insect blinds at every window. These were much needed, as mosquitoes in particular,...
"Three generations of a family on a mission to preserve the traditional grape varieties and the wine culture of Istria and Motovun..." So says the website of the Benvenuti Winery, located about 20 minutes away from where we used to live in Istria. And, if there's one...
Since we bought our air fryer in the New Year, we've noticed that we are definitely using the conventional oven much less. It's been used maybe three or four times, if that, and if we were in our home, I'm sure we'd noticed a reduction in energy consumption. However,...
We've considered an air fryer for a while, but haven't done anything about acquiring one, as we thought they might be a bit gimmicky. Used a couple of times and then put back in the box and pushed to the far recesses of the cupboard. Only to be got out again when we...
Well, Christmas 2024 is certainly going to go down in our record books as a pretty memorable one. Although we couldn't spend it with family - our rented apartment, although lovely, isn't really big enough to accommodate guests and whilst I wait for my Spanish...
Now that the clocks have gone back, it's time to break out the autumnal recipes. We've had a wonderful summer of tapas and salads and fresh fish - light food, which doesn't leave you feeling too full - but now that the candles are out, and throws are appearing on the...
Eating out in our new temporary home of Sanlucar de Barrameda seems to be very easy. With many options, in what The Guardian called, Spain's new capital of gastronomy, we do seem to be very spoiled for choice. We're still to get stuck into really exploring the food...
We've been on the road now, for over three months, having sold up in Istria and waiting to complete on our dream Andalucian townhouse. We've stayed in a variety of hotels and apartments along the way, and are onto our third Airbnb stay. The first was for the month of...