by Marie Hernandez | Jan 18, 2017 | Destinations, Food Reviews
These goodies may have been inspired by a Chinese treat that was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by Portuguese sailors but it was the Spanish who decided to modify their recipe by squeezing their version through a star-shaped funnel. This week’s installment of...
by Marie Hernandez | Oct 14, 2015 | Food Reviews
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love sandwiches. Whether they’re open faced, hot or cold, sweet or savory, big and messy or small and posh, we all have our favorites. This week I list some very interesting styles from every corner of the globe in...
by Marie Hernandez | Oct 7, 2015 | Food Reviews
A delicious lemon cake with vanilla bean cream filling and butter cream frosting is my Achilles heel! It doesn’t matter where I am, what’s going on in my life, whether I’m dieting, or getting ready for a special event, if someone is serving cake I’m there! I can’t...
by Marie Hernandez | May 18, 2015 | Travel Tips
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘tapas’? Choice morsels of spicy, flavorsome fare; platters and bowls to share with friends or savor over a glass of wine in a Spanish bar? For the uninitiated, tapas is small portions of traditional Spanish dishes,...