Viva Espagna!

In an attempt to try and recreate the tapas and the vibe we enjoyed on our trip to Barcelona last year, I decided to have a tapas night last friday. The sun was shining, the temperature was actually warm and there was something in the breeze that just said, you should be on a balcony drinking Sangria!

Apparently the Sangria we had in Barcelona restaurants was for the touristas, but I don’t care… it was so tasty, and I was totally in the mood for some hot music, great food and something cool to drink.

Tapas Menu

Pintxos: Salmon & cucumber and Meat & cheese

  • Patas bravas

  • Some kind of bean salad I concoted (no I don’t think it was Spanish, but it sort of had that creamy quality of their “Russian salads” that we had in Barcelona)
  • Classic Tortilla
  • Prawns in garlic sauce

I did have help with the recipes. I found a tapas site with loads of great recipes.  The recipes for the classic tortilla, prawns in garlic sauce and sauce for the patatas bravas are all from here. They have tons of other recipes and I am just waiting for tapas night to come around again to try more!

http://www.tapasbonitas.com/

Barcelona

We recently got back from a wonderful trip to Barcelona.  Spain has been a destination I’ve wanted to visit for a very long time, so it was exciting to just arrive in Belgium and be whisked off almost immediately on a Spanish adventure!

The drive was long, but I’ll sit for 13 hours in a car any day to eat tapas, paella and drink the sweet sweet Sangria in Barcelona!

Eating Paella on Las Ramblas

As anticipated, the food was delicious, but one of the highlights of the trip for me was the unexpected beauty of the city’s buildings, and of course, the splendour of Gaudi’s landmarks – Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, the Basilica de la Sagrada Família and the magnificent colours of Park Güell.

 

 

Here are some photos from the trip.