Tarta de Queso [Basque Cheesecake]
Directly translated, tarta de queso means cheesecake. However, the style that is available in Euskadi is different from what is served in the United States. To start, tarta de queso …
Power Rankings: Gilda
During our stay in Lisbon last winter I wrote my first blog, a Power Ranking of my daily pastel de nata consumption. Since then my posts have focused on Athletic …
Adventures Beyond Euskadi: Galicia
Prior to our arrival in Madrid in January, Eliott and I had traveled extensively throughout Spain. The country is composed of 17 Autonomous Communities and, over the course of our …
Más Photogrammetry; Gildas from Bilbao Basquefest
Adding to one of my common themes of late, a newfound hobby of mine is taking a zillion pictures of something interesting and turning it into a 3D model using …
Power Rankings: Pastel de Nata
Pastel de nata, the egg custard-filled pastry, are found just about everywhere in Portugal. On our first two trips to Portugal we ate relatively few of them. [In fact, on …