Bread and what? Figuring out Catalan cuisine

Bread and something is the most basic meal in much of the world. Bread and water is the most basic of all.  So if you are trying to figure out…

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Salt Bones (Huesos salados)

  “And those?’ I asked, pointing to a pile of white things in the corner of the butcher’s counter.  “Salted bones,” she said, “huesos salados.” This was in a small…

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10 ways to love 2-6 month stays away

Life has brought me many, many trips away from home–well over thirty on last count–in Europe, the United States, Australia and Latin America.  We have done this as academics, on…

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