While driving through Spain and France, we were shocked to see how many McDonalds and Burger King franchises grace their highways and roadsides. Most of them alongside or adjacent to […]
Where are all the Barquilleros?!!
While visiting El Rastro, Madrid’s largest open air flea market on a Sunday seeking out “treasures” and hopefully some very cool souveniors to take home, we spotted a Chulapo (a […]
A Typical Kids Breakfast in Spain
After a week of Spanish tutoring every morning, we decided to surprise the kids and “skip” tutoring for a day to go have breakfast at a nearby cafe/bar. Elena, our […]
Learning About Paella in Castelldefels, Spain
We spent two years RVing through Europe with our two kid-foodies, culinary worldschooling them along the way. Our curriculum was heavily focused on learning about the different cuisines in Europe, […]
A Pork Lovers Paradise
We, as a family aren’t BIG pork lovers or eaters. Hubby rarely touches the stuff and Lou Lou and Jaf’s major pork affection is limited to SPAM (processed pork in […]
Best Frozen Yogurt in Spain!
We’ve never been huge fans of ice cream or frozen yogurt. But while in Girona this past September, it was just too hot not to get involved in the yogurt […]
How We Got Our Children to Love Seafood
My kids LIKE seafood. I say LIKE because they haven’t really taken a liking to other types of seafood such as anchovies, sardines, calms and other strange looking shellfish, which […]
The French “Macaron” Revolution
There’s a crazy macaron obsession going on lately. Almost more insane than the cupcake revolution that started 4 years ago. Lately we see them in every window of every cafe […]
SNAILS, JUST CALL THEM SNAILS…
Our kids try escargot for the first time! Here’s how it played out… Lou Lou: “Mom, what’s that smell?” Me: “It’s escargot” Lou Lou: “What?” Me: “ESS-CAR-GO” Lou Lou: “It […]
How to Introduce Smelly Cheese to your Kids!
From a very young age, Jaf and Lou Lou have always loved cheese. Laughing cow (those famous round babies with the red wax) and string cheeses were their favorites, and […]