Merry Christmas! I wanted to try something new to add to the table of desserts at my Parents house this year so after having the Peanut Butter Cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory recently all I can think about is trying to mimic that amazing cheesecake. I had to find something online that would at least…
Month: December 2011
Gingerbread Roll With Cinnamon Cream Cheese
Christmas is in 2 days….this Gingerbread Roll is a soft, sweet and fragrant Holiday treat that you must bring to your table for Christmas. 🙂 Okay, so this was my first attempt at making a Gingerbread Roll and it was a challenge for me. The hard part was actually rolling the cake up, I…
Barcelona, Spain- Part 2
This is part 2 of our Barcelona, Spain trip and I’ve got more to cover on Antoni Gaudi a magnificent architectural modernist with the most unique creations that is astounding as well as a trip to the Marcat which is a version of what we call here in America “Farmer’s Market” just 3 times better…
Beef Daube Provencal with Roasted Red Potatoes
This dish slowed cooked for 5 hours and the Cabernet Sauvignon , meat, onions, thyme, rosemary and garlic just brought a beautiful smell to my house. I got this really incredibly flavorful and tender meat recipe from Cooking Light. I obtained the Roasted Red Potato Recipe from the Food Network and the rosemary is a…
Barcelona, Spain- Part 1- Architectural work by Gaudi And Tapas 24 Restaurant
Our final destination stop in Spain was Barcelona and though it was not my favorite city due to the amount of tourists it attracted, we still had a pleasant stay in the city. It was definitely very crowded and reminded me of New York with how the crowds all flocked to the same places….
Granada, Spain- The Alhambra, Tea House and Paella Cooking Lesson
We started our vacation in Madrid than to Toledo off to Seville and my favorite stop of all would be in Granada. There is so much to love about this city and to explain it best when we arrived from our Taxi cab the guy just dropped us off at the street corner and…
Seville, Spain
We took a train ride and spent one night in a really nice hotel in the city of Seville, which I thought was just beautiful. The Hotel we stayed at had the décor of musical instruments, really nice. The City of Seville has the nice charm of a small street, small town life away from…
Toledo, Spain- Medieval Architecture and Meson Palacios Restaurant
We took a train out to visit the city of Toledo. This was one of my favorite Cities that we visited along with Seville and Granada which I have more to share with you in my upcoming posts. Interesting facts about the City of Toledo- It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive…
Madrid, Spain- Favorite Tapas Bar and Architectural Beauty
I just spent the last week in a half in Spain, and it is the most beautiful architecturally astounding place I’ve ever seen. There is so much art to this Country in all 5 cities we visited and I’m thinking Spain to be the place architects would flock to for inspiration. After a long 9…
Taste Of Sweet 