Thursday, October 27, 2011

Returned from Spain!

The Vegetarian Household has returned from Spain! We had a wonderful trip, learning a lot about the history of Spain and the architecture from different eras.  We also sampled some of the regional foods. Though, at times,  it was difficult to find veggie options, I have some favorites that I'll try and share the recipes with you.

A typical Spanish breakfast consists of coffee and bread with butter and marmalade, ham, or olive oil and tomato. This lovely coffee shop was a direct copy of Starbucks, located across the street.
Probably, the best lunch during the trip was in Santa Cruz neighborhood in Seville. The dishes are Espinaca con garbanzos and Spanish pisto, or Spinach with chick peas and Spanish ratatouille. A charming blogger said: 'Espinaca con garbanzos' sounds exotic, while 'spinach and chick peas' sounds like something you have to eat!

Note menu with art that copies or mimics the Colombian artist, Fernando Botero!
I was pleased to find vegetarian Paella in a couple places. I'll search for recipes and experiment with those also.

More to come! Enjoy!