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Samhain dessert recipe: Autumn Quince and Apple dessert with Chestnut, Pecan and rose.

Samhain dessert recipe: Autumn Quince and Apple dessert with Chestnut, Pecan and rose.

What makes a dessert a dessert? I asked myself this question while I was preparing this recipe.     When I was a kid, a dessert had to have sugar in it. It usually came at the end of a meal and it was something I enjoyed, but not too much.     I’ve always favoured salty flavours while growing up.     Unlike most of my peers, I was that “boring” girl that asked for water in birthday parties…

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Tomato Steak

Tomato Steak

I’ve been in Madrid for a week before a gig and I came back to Galicia with a bunch of photos, some ideas, and my belly full. One of those ideas was this Tomato Steak. I’ve visited a nice place with good wine and food called Celso y Manolo in Chueca. Although I couldn’t eat there, I tried some of their wines. I inspected the menu, anyway, and found this interesting concept called “Tomato steak”. The plump, oversized, ripe tomatoes…

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On books, flowers and friendship

On books, flowers and friendship

It’s been a while since I’ve been complaining about St. Jordi’s tradition. For those of you who don’t know what it is about, St. Jordi is celebrated on April, 23rd. Tradition says women will get a flower as a present, while men will get a book. Ha! Yeah, sure, whatever. I know flowers are beautiful, and appart from being a bit allergic to some of them, I love getting flowers and plants as a gift. But, come on! Men get…

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