A trip to the beach or trip around the shops is normally followed (in my case) by a nice cold beer or coffee. I like to choose a traditional Spanish cafe or tapas bar mainly because of the pinchos. By this time I am a bit peckish but not ready for a full meal, so a...
Goats Meat Day!
I know what your thinking! When you live on an island where there is not much in the way of livestock and vegetation due ti the low rainfall, I suppose you start to look at what you have around you. After all the french eat horses and frogs and in Korea and some asian...
Sancocho Canario
The Canaries do have a South American influence. Through history there have been many ties between the 2 regions. A popular dish here in Lanzarote amongst the locals is Sancocho which basicaly means stew which has travelled to the latin countries of South America. Its...
Roscon de Reyes
The Roscon de Reyes is a traditional cake eaten on Spanish Christmas day which is on the 6th January. The history is not really related to Chrsitmas and goes back to Roman times where it was eaten for a slaves holiday in mid December. It was a reward for the hard work...
Spanish Cava Wine
Its quite easy to pop to the local supermarket and by something fizzy for the holiday celebrations. The larger supermarkets are filled with bottles of cava wines with the cheapest being around 3 Euros! Obviously for this price it is not top quality but there are...
Fish Soup
In Lanzarote at Christmas time the family meal is on Christmas eve. Restaurants and shops close early and the locals head off to spend time with their loved ones. They have their feast on this evening and not on Christmas day. A traditional dish to start the meal is...
The Polvoron – Love or Hate it
As Lanzarote has become more commercialised, gone are the days where you had a shopping list of things to bring over from the UK when you had guests visiting. This year our Overseas Supermarket which is a mixture of Iceland and Waitrose products is full of goodies. No...
La Ermita Tapas Restaurant
After a second visit to this small restaurant in Tias, I can confirm that this is a great place to try a tapas menu that is quite extraordinary. There is an abundance of small tapas dishes and pinchos that will leave you absolutely full in a good way. The restaurant...
La Cabaña Restaurant
One of the most well known restaurants amongst the islanders and one that has survived is La Cabaña in Macher, a village just 10 minutes drive from Puerto del Carmen. The restaurant is cozy and offers an imaginative menu of top quality international cuisine. Since...
How to Make Mojo Sauce
The Canarias are fanatic about their Mojo sauce just like us with our Ketchup and Brown Sauce. There are 2 types green and red. The red is the spicy hot one, so be careful, the strengh depends on the person who made it!. Traditionally its used on canarian potatoes...