November 6, 2014, 6:40 am
As some one who loves bread and everything about it I'm disappointed to discover that there's no great traditional bread of the Alpujarras for me to seek out, taste and report back on. Of course bread is ubiquitous, appearing at every meal and with every tapas, but it's almost always…Read more »
November 4, 2014, 8:52 pm
Migas is one of those things we'd vaguely heard of but had never really been sure what it was, and of course it means different things to different people. 'Migas' translates as 'crumbs' and in some areas stale bread is used to make it. But in the Alpujarras it's a…Read more »
November 3, 2014, 10:07 pm
The Alpujarran landscape is shaped by water, in its formation, in its vegetation, in the subsequent human re-engineering of the land for agriculture and in the way of life which still exists to some extent. The influence of water touches almost every conversation here, whatever the subject being discussed. During…Read more »
November 2, 2014, 9:29 pm
It's almond harvest time in the Alpujarras and our walk today took us through several hillside groves. Apparently these look amazing for a few weeks in February when they blossom but right now they just look very sparse and an incredibly hard way to make a living. Almonds have been…Read more »
November 1, 2014, 8:40 pm
One week on from Dartmouth Food Festival and it already seems a long time ago. That was my 7th year as Festival Director and definitely my last. It's time for Holly and I to give Manna from Devon our full attention for a while. Having said that we are tremendously…Read more »
