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A VISIT TO MERCADO LITTLE SPAIN IN NYC

As I mentioned in my recent Sundays With Celia Vol 83 post, we started our 3 week vacation in New York City, the place where we joined Oceania’s cruise ship Marina for a 14 day Transatlantic voyage. But before embarking on the cruise we spent 2 days doing a few things I hadn’t done before, […]

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THE ABSOLUTE BEST EVER WEDDING DINNER MENU

Greetings! As you probably know if you’ve been following along here at After Orange County, in September my son married his longtime sweetheart in a beautiful ceremony that took place at out home in Lake Arrowhead, California. I’m finally getting around to blogging more about this wonderful event. We designed the absolute best ever wedding […]

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MY SPANISH GRANDMOTHER’S GAZPACHO RECIPE

Hi there! If you’ve been following along here lately you’re aware of the fact that in 4 weeks we will be hosting our son’s wedding here at our home in Lake Arrowhead, California. Because the bride and groom are busy professionals living in Chicago, I have been charged with the wedding planning. So, what has […]

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MY SPANISH GRANDMOTHER’S FLAN RECIPE

Hello there. Thanks for stopping in today. As a first generation American of Spanish descent, I’m a real lover of authentic Spanish food. Here in California, when you speak of Spanish food, most folks think you’re talking about Mexican food, which really could not be further from Spanish food than, say, Chinese. It’s extremely difficult […]

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A PAELLA MAKING TUTORIAL

Hello there! Last week was my dear friend Dave’s birthday and it was also our turn to host our monthly Comfort Food Dinner. My Comfort Foodie Friends had asked me to prepare Spanish Comfort Food for them and what better Spanish Comfort Food is there than Paella? So, in honor of Dave’s birthday I am […]

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SPANISH STYLE CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Hello. Today I thought I’d bring you one of my favorite recipes: Spanish Style Chicken Fricassee. Chicken Fricassee is a classic one-pot-wonder of a comfort food recipe, with many variations depending on the country of origin. For example, the French use cream and mushrooms in their Fricassee. My Puerto Rican stepmother adds potatoes and cilantro […]

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TOO BUSY TO BLOG

Hello! Sorry for the radio silence recently. I hate to say it but I’ve been too busy to blog. I really can’t believe I’m saying that because it goes against everything I believe in. You see, I have several mottos in life and one of them is this: You are never too busy for anything. […]

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HOW TO DINE LIKE GWYNETH PALTROW IN SPAIN

Greetings. In my last post we visited the Alhambra and its beautiful Generalife, a fantasyland left behind by the Moorish Sultans that once ruled Southern Spain. After our visit to the Alhambra, we met up with our driver who took us to the nearby area known as Albaicín, the ancient Arabic quarter of the city […]

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