La Casta… what? Well here in Barcelona Halloween is becoming more popular but to celebrate October 31st in true Catalan tradition you have la Castanyada, ‘Chestnut time’. I’ll tell you more about this celebration next week but it involves eating chestnuts, panellets (almond paste treats) […]
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Traditional British Christmas fruitcake recipe with ginger! Aka climbing cake… :)
Perhaps it’s a little early to be singing ‘I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas’ but it’s definitely time to start planning our Christmas fruitcakes! As I explained to my very surprised Catalan climbing friends in January, it’s actually normal in Britain to store this cake […]
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