Friday, September 30, 2011

What do spanish people call yogurt ?

What do spanish people call yogurt ??
I don't know Dannon other wise known as Danone ,what is this liquidy weirdness made out of? Why is it so liquidy what ever happened to Wallaby?

And Greek yogurt you know that organic good stuff? Here if you want non-liquidy yogurt and decent yogurt what they call Greek but not really Greek just what should be normal thick and regular or there is Activia which is ok. I must say that Greek and Activia are both bearably good!!

Barcelona Metro

The Barcelona metro rules! It is the cleanest, easiest and most efficient subway system I have ever been on. So far I've never waited more than 5 minutes. The Routes are clearly marked and its easy to determine quickly which direction you are going.


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

MIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







Mia has the best and the worst times in BCN. She has missed squezze foods,and all her little organic baby snacks but she has adapted really well so fast. Mia has joined in all the fun of course getting here wasn't so fun but all the rest has been the superfun.Mia is a REAL trooper.We all love Mia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cacaolat and the Chocolate Obsession in Spain

This is a chocolate obsessed nation.  No complaints here ;).  Anyone that knows me knows I have a chocolate problem however, I crave less sugar and more cocoa.  In other words Nestle, Hersheys and all that cheap stuff generally sucks.

However, I am fascinated by the abundance of chocolate here.  There are products chocolified here that I have never seen before.  It's almost as if it's edible, add chocolate to it.  In fact there are plenty of choices for chocolate formula and chocolate babyfood-- that's right for infants!

Check out the shapshot of a common Spanish supermarket below.  This was taken at Dia, but it really can be of any supermarket here like Condes, Coprabo or Bonpreu. Even some of the "healthy" markets have sections that look like this.



All calories aside, I have learned why one of their most popular chocolate treats "Cacaolat", is as popular as it is.  This is hard to say since I was born and raised in NY for 16 years, but this blows Yoohoo out of the water.  Cacaolat is no chocolate joke.  There is a deep rich chocolate flavor and almost tastes more like a traditional chocolate milk rather than chocolate water.  On a hot day pour one over some ice and add a cafe solo for a simple and quick DIY Spanish mocha.  Deelish. 




Friday, September 2, 2011

This is La Sagrada Familia.  I am lucky enough to walk by it often.  It's stunning and I'm completely mesmerized when the bells chime.