On Wednesday, October 14th we went walking organized by the ”Volksuniversiteit”. I will tell the chronicle of this walk, Theux-Franchimont. We were in the French part of Belgium, in the Ardennes. Our starting point was the Quai des Saules in…
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There are many types of paella. Here I show the recipe that I learned from my mother. It is delicious and not difficult. Originally, the paella comes from Valencia. There the paella is made of meat or fish. This paella…
During these hot summer days many Spaniards survive the summer with playing cards. After the meal, with or without a siesta, there is the Spanish card game. The Spanish card game (baraja española) has 48 cards divided into four…
My two places. I ‘m from here and from there. La Meseta, the Spanish plateau, dry, where the Sun burns, filled with intense light and dark shadows, great contrasts. The Netherlands, low countries, with plenty of water, marsh, where the…
They say that the roots of the trees occupy the same space as its branches. When I walk by a path such as this I feel embraced by trees. Photos: Ángeles Nieto…
This is a perfect drink for the hot days. It is a sangria for this time, without alcohol and full of vitamins, delicious. The recipe of authentic sangria (alcoholic) can be found in this previous article of mine: How…
One of the secrets is the siesta. After doing a siesta you feel like new, and the body requires it often. When I was a little girl, I had to do the siesta and that was not always pleasant,…
1. Sangria 2. With a abanico 3. Of course, the siesta (and it’s secrets) 4. The Spanish card game (ideas) 5. A good paella In upcoming articles I will discuss one of these tips. Today, with this heat, there’s…