“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” (Anthony…
Category: Recipe
Polbo á Feira – Spain
Sometimes we forget, but we can also be travelers in our own countries, and it must not be undervalued. I was actually born in the north-west of Spain, in the town of Ferrol, and lived in a tiny fisherman village next to the Cantabrian Sea. However, I moved when I was a toddler to the…
Strawberry Tart – France
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day in the United States and several other countries. Here, in Spain, it was the Sunday before that; and in France it will be next Sunday. We might not agree on a specific date but, to my knowledge, almost every country sees the need to celebrate mothers. Like virtually every tradition…
Pecan Pie – United States
I don’t consider myself a tolerant person. There are certain things I will never feel comfortable with. Violence in all its forms, and war in particular, is one of those instances where I am unapologetically closed-minded. I am not a moderate person in my beliefs, and I think that’s alright. Necessary, even. Nevertheless, it is…
Glazed Turkey – United States
My first Thanksgiving dinner was in 2009. I was an exchange student in Pennsylvania, and my roommate Lauren invited me to her home in New Jersey. Seeing her adorable family around the table, I couldn’t help but falling in love with the holiday, which doesn’t exist in Spain. That’s why, in 2013, when I was…