by Debbie Jenkins | Celebrations, Christmas, Cooking, food, Murcia Region, RECIPES
If you’d like to cook up something different this year here’s an example menu you could try for Christmas or your next family party. The Spanish party dinner table is always full! Depending upon the time of year the table will be loaded with seasonal,...
by Debbie Jenkins | Christmas, Cooking, evergreen, food, RECIPES
Decadent & delicious, this is a super simple recipe for truffles that you can make with your children. Why not make a few batches and take them as gifts at Christmas. The recipe makes about 40 truffles (depending upon how much you taste whilst making them!) and...
by Debbie Jenkins | Christmas, Cooking, food, RECIPES, Video
An empanada is a stuffed pastry, baked or fried, popular in many countries in Southern Europe, Latin America and parts of Southeast Asia. An empanadilla is a small empanada. Often empanadas are savoury, served as Spanish second breakfast, this is a sweet version. When...
by Debbie Jenkins | Christmas, Cooking, food, Murcia Region, RECIPES
At Christmas time in Spain the shops start to fill up with a Spanish specialty – Turrón. There’s every sort you can imagine, from all the big brand cake & dessert factories – chocolate flavour, crunchy, squishy, with pistachios, with candied...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Bando De La Huerta, Beaches, Cartagena, Celebrations, Christmas, Easter, evergreen, Fiestas, flora and fauna, food, horses, Murcia Region, The Book
Our video showing all the wonderful aspects of living in or visiting Murcia on the Costa Cálida. We’d love your feedback, please add comments on youtube! Get the book: Going Native In Murcia
by Debbie Jenkins | Celebrations, Christmas, food
We’ve spent 6 Christmases in Spain now and each year it gets better. And whilst I’m sure you’re just about getting over your over-indulgences and probably thinking about summer fun already, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the season of goodwill. We’ve been...