Monthly Archives: July 2010
The mamas and the Papas
Potatoes are called Patatas in most of Spain, but in southern spain they’re called Papas. Papa, to the discontent of many Romance-language-speaking fathers, is the Inka word for potatoes. Papas aliñás, literally “Seasoned potatoes”, is served as a starter or … Continue reading
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Papas aliñás – Recipe
This is a recipe given following my post the mamas and the Papas. (10 servings) Ingredients: 1 Kg. Potatoes 2 small onions 2 eggs 100 gr. Olives (no pits, unless you feel like pitting) 2 cans of tuna 1 cup … Continue reading
Revenge is best served cold
Celestino Sánchez’s email to me was my first encounter with the name Celestino. To my great shame, I had assumed it was a girl’s name – shame, because after learning Italian for 4 months, I should have realised that -ino … Continue reading
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Gazpacho – Recipe
This is a recipe given following my post Revenge is best served cold. (13 servings ) Ingredients: 7 tomatoes 1 onion 2 green bell peppers 1 red bell pepper 1/2 cucumber (European size), peeled 1 small bun 2 garlic cloves … Continue reading
Multi-kulti-fraji-listic-expi-alidoshes
I came to Berlin a little more then a year ago. I was always attracted to this great city, amongs other reasons (which I might elaborate on in the future), because of its diversity and multi-cultural atmosphere. The Germans call … Continue reading
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