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Sometimes I think my garden has more ambition than I do. While I sit in a plastic chair with a book, trying to pretend I’m doing nothing, the weeds are multiplying, the grapevines are making a run for the neighbours, and the lemon tree clearly has no grasp of the word “pruning.” And yet — or perhaps because of it — this chaos is my favourite place. If there’s one […]
In the narrow streets of Xàbia’s old town, where white façades reflect the sunlight and orange trees hang heavy with fruit, something suddenly caught my eye: the town sign had been defaced. ‘Jávea’ was still faintly visible underneath, but someone had struck through it with thick black paint. A few houses down, a banner hung from a balcony: “Esta casa diu sí al valencià.” This house says yes to Valencian. […]
After three weeks away, you return with a head full of impressions, a suitcase full of laundry, and… a house that clearly hasn’t been waiting up for you. My finca just outside Marbella seemed mostly relieved I was back — as if walls, doors and pot plants are also entitled to emotional closure. And truth be told: life with the Spanish summer heat isn’t just about air-con and siestas. It’s […]
When you plant a seed, flavour isn’t the first thing on your mind. You wonder if it will sprout. If it’ll survive the heat. If you’ll remember to water it in time. And yet, it’s that very seed that, in June — the kitchen garden month — slowly turns into scent, colour, and eventually: food. My June came without recipes. Without shopping lists. Without plans, even. Just a garden, a […]
Sometimes you don’t make a dish. Sometimes you just find it. You’re walking through the garden, it’s warm, the sun already starting to dip. And suddenly you see it: that one basket of tomatoes is perfectly ripe. The basil is bursting. You’ve still got half a loaf of bread from yesterday, a bottle of good olive oil, and somewhere deep in a drawer, a clove of garlic. And there you […]
I still remember my very first morning ride in Spain — struggling up a hill, sweat down my back, wrong gear, but a breathtaking view. Someone behind me called out “¡ánimo!”, and moments later a local flew past looking like he was just heading to the bakery. That’s when it clicked: cycling on the Costa Blanca is something else entirely. Not just physically, but mentally too. It’s movement with a […]
There are days when you just don’t want to set foot in the kitchen. The mere thought of heat makes you sluggish. Everything sticks, the sun is high, even the cats refuse to move. On days like that, you don’t want a meal. You want relief. You want something that feels like a dive — but in a bowl. So: homemade gazpacho. Not the kind that comes in a plastic […]
When I heard my Spanish neighbours talking about la noche más mágica del año last June, I thought: oh, there must be a solar eclipse coming up, or maybe something astrological. Until they all started collecting wood, and on 21 June I suddenly found myself in the middle of a beach party with flames, music and wish rituals. Welcome to Noche de San Juan. Fire, sea and symbolism The Night […]
It started with a drop of sweat. Not on my forehead — on a basil leaf. That’s when I knew: we were heading for trouble. How do you help your kitchen garden survive the heat? In my previous story, I shared how my first balcony harvest taught me to slow down, observe, and marvel. It was a meditative experience, crowned with a plate of pasta fresca. But while I was […]
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