ANIMALS INDIGENOUS TO SPAIN (PART 1) ...

                                  ANIMALS INDIGENOUS TO SPAIN (PART 1)
The brown bear used to be prominent in the area, however the numbers have dwindled significantly. The amount of brown bears in Spain 100 years ago was approximately 1,000, while now there are believed to be only 100. If you want to spot a brown bear, you can find most of them in the Cantabria National Park.

The Long Haired Mountain Goat is a bit easier to come across - there are believed to be about 20,000.

                           
 The Iberian Wolf is another which has increased its numbers recently

                            Not forgetting, of course, those bulls and corridas

Enjoy!

EVER HAD A DISH NAMED AFTER YOU?

                                                        Jacaranda is plentiful here at this time of year...

Linked to Alphabe-Thursday where *W* is for Beef *W*ellington (below) & other classic dishes named after people ...

                          Beef Wellington – named after the, er, Duke of Wellington

1. Pêche Melba, invented by Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in the 1890’s for Australian opera singer Nelly Melba:

2. The Pavlova– named after the ballerina Anna Pavlova

3. Caesar salad – created by Caesar Cardini, an Italian immigrant who owned restaurants in the USA & Mexico:

4. Charlotte Russe – “Russe” may refer to the chef’s (Marie-Antoine Carême) employer Tsar Alexander while "Charlotte” to George 1V‘s daughter:

5.Frangipane tart – named after a 16^th century member of the Italian Frangipani family:

6.Sachertorte – created by confectioner Franz Sacher for Austrian Prinz Wenzel von Metternich in 1832:

7.Beef Stroganoff – named after the, umm, Russian Stroganoff family

8.Tarte Tatin - named after two 19^TH century French sisters:

9.Sandwich – named after John Montagu, 4^th Earl of Sandwich who, too busy to stop for a meal, allegedly ordered meat to be brought to him held between two slices of bread:

WHAT'S YOUR CULINARY PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE: EVER HAD A DISH NAMED AFTER YOU?

And, finally, thank you to all our dear readers who visited or commented.

Enjoy!

NORA & LOLA:)

LOS PUEBLOS BLANCOS DE ANDALUCÍA ...

                  Bouganvillea blooms here practically all year round in all colours ...

                                  Let's take a closer look at los pueblos blancos:                

Casares

Gaucin

Algatocin

Ronda's Ponte Nueve

Enjoy!

NORA

EL TORCAL, ANDALUCÍA ...

              El Torcal (Antequera, Andalucía) with its special rock formations 
                            like this "face": anyone you recognise?

 

Enjoy!

NORA

                                

TREATS ...

Andalucia is famed for its Pottery 

                                  

                              which is often influenced by its Moorish past

                                      and sold in markets like here in Granada

                          and displayed on balconies and in courtyards everywhere

also in Granada ... The Alhambra 

                       Linked to Alphabe-Thursday where ‘T’ is for *T*reats like a piece of pottery 
                                     or favourite childhood *T*reats ...

Do you have a particular memory to share? I used to choose always the red Smartie to make my lips look red! Ooh, it was my favourite lippy at age five!

And, finally, thank you to all our dear readers who visited or commented.

Enjoy!

NORA & LOLA:)