Eating Anchovies in a Hacienda
I just returned from the most magical trip to Madrid and Andalusia with Stirred Travel . My 3rd trip with this wonderful company. I am still on Cloud 9 from the experience and have Spain on the brain. We stayed in an historic Hacienda with hundreds of lush acres of olive & almond trees......used olive oil from the estate and cooked everything local. We took day trips ot Seville and Jerez de la Frontera for sherry tastings, museums and market shopping. We had a wonderful chef, Giocanda Scott, who is a native to Andalusia. She was patient and kind and one of the best cooking instructors I have ever had the privilege of working with. We also had the best group of people from all over the US join us. We made some new friends, and traveled with old friends who I've traveled with before....... We ate the BEST food (move over Paris). We cooked with the freshest fish and pork daily, and picked our own vegetables from the garden which we cooked ove...
