Well, my dear readers, our boat is still on the shore… We are working hard and that is a reason why I am not writing so often. It’s not easy, it takes a lot of time and energy. The good things is: the day when we are going to be again in the water is so [...]

Very popular Canarian liqueur – Licor De Guindilla or Sour Cherry Liqueur.
Sour cherry is the genuine liqueur of La Villa de San Bartolome de Tirajana, a famous alcoholic drink that is made from a bright red fruit known as “guindilla” or sour cherry.
Ingredients:
6 kg of ripe sour cherries
10 litres of rum (40 proof)
3 litres of water
5 [...]

A little bit of typical Canarian food… Very easy and very tasty.

 
Truchas De Batata
Ingredients:
1 kg sweet potato
1 kg flour
200 gr lard
Oil for frying
200 gr butter
250 gr ground almonds
1 lemon (juice and rind)
glass of Anis
pinch of cinnamon powder
400 gr sugar
icing sugar to decorate
pinch of salt
Method:
For the dough: Put the flour in a large bowl or on [...]

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Have a nice [...]

Hosting an elegant cocktail party is not as simple as it appears; those people that make it look easy have learned some techniques and strategies to make the evening perfect. Thankfully these strategies are not hard to learn and with a bit of planning and coordination of the various aspects of cocktail party planning you [...]