The old market stall holder

Every Saturdays I visit his stall, I buy whatever gorgeous celery or mache he has on display. It is never a quick affair. A brief glance at my watch and I take my space in the queue . I look at his hands. Big hands with half a finger missing. I [...]

Who has been eating all the cakes?

The beautiful spanish goddess, my very good friend Gabriela has been driving all the way from Sevilla to pay us a visit. I am having a fantastic time catching up with her.
Of course the first thing we did was going round the market here and buy too much food. I had to introduce [...]

How do you like yours?

This morning being Wednesday….and wednesday being great market day…I went out fully equiped with my basket and hungry stomach dictating every single move . Every trip to the market is pure delight, I know I keep going on about it but it is!
It could be that 12 years spent shopping in Tesco took its toll [...]

So good to be home

After a week away the house was empty. By empty I mean no food. Scanning the fridge and cupboard in the hope to find something remotely edible was …well, challenging.
I was lucky enough to gather enough grains for a fresh coffee and grabbed my basket.
How I love getting amongst the crowd! A mix of [...]