The true history of Catalan canelons

Or at least as true as I can make it. A hundred years ago, Barcelona was booming, textiles factories were spinning, the well-to-do had a social round of balls, country…

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And sausage for dessert

And here’s the local sweet sausage.  When I read about it, I imagined something slightly sweet.  No.  This is candy-sweet and lemony, with a texture reminiscent of a gummy bear. …

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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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