—
—
—
I brought Begonia and Rich a bottle of Urki from the Basque country via Rockridge. We put it in the freezer for a half hour and then enjoyed it on the roof with the Euskadi cocktail picks I found in a little store in Hondarribia. We baked in the sun, waited in anticipation for the [...]
I have been dying for some gazpacho ever since I left Spain (even when I was eating it in Spain I was dying for it). But I’ve never been able to find a recipe I’m really satisfied with. After tasting Spain’s glorious gazpachos (Sebastian’s in particular) my doubts were confirmed–none of the gazpacho I was [...]
Ah Urki. Some of you might remember that I wrote about a great afternoon I spent with Urki some time ago. I couldn’t believe my good fortune to actually visit the place where this dreamy liquid is produced. Many of the vineyards are close together, and just outside of Getaria. We drove around exploring a [...]
Getaria is a short, beautiful drive on the N-634 from San Sebastian/Donostia. Right away as we drove into town we knew we’d come to the right place. Visible from the coastal road you take into town is a storefront bearing the name of the controlled wine region Getaria-Txacolina–I was in heaven.
I met a young woman [...]
Town Hall
We made our second trip to Donostia/San Sebastian yesterday. The first time we went was our first day in Spain, and I was too exhausted to really enjoy it. When we returned yesterday I was really hoping for magic. Parking was very hard to find, so the forty-five minutes driving around searching took a [...]
We slept in this morning and awoke to foggy weather on the coast. After a few strong cups of coffee we decided–Pamplona? Why not?
The drive was a little over an hour, and before we knew it we were in Pamplona, in the midst of the Fiesta de St. Fermin. We even magically found free street [...]
Of course between Paris, Marseille, Lourmarin, Guéthary, and Hondarribia (Hondarribia is the Basque, but the town is also known as Fuenterrabía in Spanish and Fontarabie in French), much is missing from my typically daily entries here. That noted, we are very happy to be in Spain. This part of Europe is especially striking due to [...]
A story in pictures, and a few words.
Acme Bread Company Baguette
From left: Harley Farms (Pescadero, California) ”Monet:” goat cheese with a layer of Herbs de Provence and decorated with edible flowers, the infamous Fleur Verte: goat cheese coated with dried thyme, tarragon, and crushed pink peppercorns, and Fresco Italia’s Quattro Stagioni soft cow’s milk round with [...]
Our contributing chef Begonia’s most recent creation:
Steamed clams, gambas al ajillo (shrimp in garlic), seared monkfish
después de la comida
A Rockridge Life
