The Xerta Citrus Fair which came into being only last year and was a great success, takes place again this year on the 6th and 7th March.
The main activity will once again be based around the Casal with numerous stands dedicated to citrus fruit and local cuisine. Xertolins and xertolines will be demonstrating local [...]
Meat Pate
Buy a large jar ( or 2 small ) of meat pate of your choice and empty into a bowl, fry off a few chopped onions with a little chopped garlic and you can add a few chopped mushrooms if you wish, throw in a few chopped herbs, fresh or dried mix together and [...]
The Matança or pig killing is an annual event in Catalunya, and usual is an excuse for a party, albeit only after the hard work has been completed. There is an element of ritual surrounding the day, but in reality, it is the summation of a year’s investment in animal feed [...]
WHAT ARE PROTEINS? The word protein comes from Greek and means first. As its name implies, proteins are essential, no protein, no life. If your body were a house the proteins would be the bricks and the replacement parts when it needed repair. Proteins are the essential material [...]
The sky is blue, the sun beams down on the Mediterranean coast at its best and a couple gaze into each other’s eyes, then make their vows in a beautiful Spanish church. It sounds like the perfect wedding scene and is very different from the British version where the grey skies and drizzle might take [...]
full bloom. The days are getting longer. The sun comes out more often. And the temperature is getting warmer. Spring is right around the corner! … and with it are the fleas. Fleas are the peskiest of all parasites because they multiply faster than rabbits, irritate the host animal, and can [...]
When the grasses whisper, I am always willing to listen to their secrets, although not tempted to share mine with them, because I know they will tell! The songs tell us, that ‘The trees don’t need to know, Don’t tell it to the breeze. Coz she will tell it to the birds and the bees. [...]
Well it´s nice to be back in sunny Spain after spending five weeks in the very cold UK. Whilst I was there, I fished two matches; both times we had to break the ice to fish so I was really looking forward to getting back to some warmer weather – [...]
BY DANIELLE BARKHOUSE AN EXPAT’S JOURNEY OVER CULTURE SHOCK Well, that remark is something I can immediately relate to, though mine was on arrival in rural Catalonia and not India! Canadian born Danielle never set out to write a book. She merely started [...]
F1 practice in Jerez ahead of new season
The Jerez circuit saw all the big names testing their cars mid February for the forthcoming Grand Prix season with the focus of attention on old rivals Fernando Alonso, now with Ferrari, and Michael Schumacher staging his comeback with Mercedes. Other teams practising included McLaren, Sauber, Renault, Red [...]
