We love eating tapas at the Chiringo beach bar at Arrieta but this weekend we went next door to the Casa de la Playa. Our timing was perfect, there were a few tables free outside but shortly after we were seated the restaurant filled up. The Casa de la Playa is very popular with Spanish families, it…
This is a local dessert called Quesillo or Flan de Leche Condensada which is deliciously sweet and easy to make. Ingredients 200g condensed milk 200g milk 4 eggs dash of rum cinnamon lemon zest 4 tablespoons of sugar Instructions Mix all of your ingredients together thoroughly apart from the sugar. Melt and simmer the sugar…
We love nothing better than a fresh fish lunch eaten at a restaurant situated over looking the sea somewhere along the coast in Lanzarote. Most of the time we leave which fish of the day up to the waiter and we’ve yet to be disappointed. The Spanish name of the fish often bears no resemblance…
Montmartre Restaurante is a Parisian Bistro situated in the Calle Jameos in Puerto del Carmen, just next to the Biosfera Shopping Centre. Although booking is advisable, they were able to accommodate us at quite short notice . Their menu is available in the big board outside the restaurant and in German, English and Spanish languages.…
Here is the recipe for making a Spanish tortilla (potatoe omelette), this is great to serve up as a tapas dish or as an accompaniment to meat / fish or just in a bocadillo with mayonnaise or alioli. Ingredients: 250g potatoes 2 eggs Half an onion 1 clove garlic Fresh parsley 1 piece of…
Tapas bars can be a joy to visit, but they can also be a nightmare if you don’t know what you’re doing or if you don’t have a great command of the Spanish language. “Real” tapas bars are plentiful in Lanzarote, as long as you travel outside of the resort areas, but the problem is…