Spanish Heat

Gazpacho: my new BFF of summer soups.

  Sunset in Sevilla.

Royal Palace in Sevilla.

Oh hi Mediterranean, so nice to finally see you!

Brews + beach

I spy a mojito pop :)

 Alhambra beauty in Grenada.

Mmmmanchego!

Happy Friday + Five Things

Cake for breakfast! #whocaresitsfriday

SF peeps: treat yoself to Smitten's TCHO dark chocolate this weekend. It's a game changer.

Where I'll be loungin' this weekend..

Looking forward to farmer's market strolling + berry ogling

Last but NOT least, for all you NYC ladies and gents out there, get your bootys to Murray's new Cheese Bar!!

**Recipe for the peach cake pictured above here

Euro Travels, Part I

28 days of butter, bread, cheese, wine, croissant, younameit galore, later...
I'm back! I'm back in the land of iced coffee to-go and real, working, legit air conditioning :)
I've left behind a land of 2 hour espresso respites and even longer lunch breaks, red wine that makes a wino out of me, cheese that makes..wait I already was a cheesemonger but you get the picture, and an air of simplicity that makes me want to pack my packs and set up camp over there.
And so before I detox for the next, um, lifetime, I want to share what the heck I was doing and seeing EATIN' for the past month...
(sparing you a picture-sharing overload we'll do this in installments)

SPAIN

 Hola! I have arrived.

Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain.

Vinoteca, yes plz.

I found mecca!

hello little meringue puffs!

Spanish olives>all other olives.

and then I found the churros con chocolate...!!!!!!

Ominous skies?

Tapas o'clock- chorizo cooked in white wine and honey. hollaaaa.