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Classic Spanish Flan
Ok, so I have a second food and movie reference. One of my favorite scenes in Volver – another Pedro Almodóvar where food features prominently — is of Penelope Cruz carrying a metal pale full of flan! I’d never seen flan served that way. Flan or crème caramel, is one of my favorite desserts. Creamy…
Crudités a la Club 55 in St. Tropez
This time last year my husband and I were in France on a three-week adventure. I had to work the first week and was attending the Cannes Festival of Creativity — an amazing experience and an incredible way to conduct business. My hubby explored Cannes and lived his best life. I benefitted, however, because he’d identify…
Spanish-Style Bread with Tomato Puree (Pan Con Tomate)
There is so much to admire in Spanish cuisine, from the innovativeness to the inspired use of humble ingredients. Another thing that impressed us about Spanish food is there penchant to not waste anything. Stale bread is added to gazpacho. Over-ripe tomatoes are turned into gazpacho or rubbed all over said stale bread — creating…
