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Home-made torrijas

Category: Food & Drink April 1, 2020
El Riojano’s torrijas are always singled out as some of the best in Madrid. Now you can make them yourself!

El Riojano’s torrijas are always singled out as some of the best in Madrid. Now you can make them yourself!

They’re the quintessential Easter treat, with a history stretching back centuries. And they’re so easy to make at home! With the help of our friends from El Riojano, we’ll show you how to make the best torrijas (Spain’s answer to French toast). In addition to sweetening up the holidays, they’ll give you a nice jolt of energy.

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Skiing in Madrid

Category: Sports
April 24, 2013

Professional athletes are often forbidden from carrying out certain activities due to the risk of injury. Motorbikes, amateur bullfights, sports that are not compatible with their own… In my case, all such restrictions ended eight years ago when I retired from professional sport and I’ve since become totally hooked on one activity which I had […]

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Easter Torrijas

Category: Food & Drink
March 21, 2013

This time I would like to suggest a route that will leave you with a delicious aftertaste. If you have a sweet tooth you are in luck, because at Easter the shop windows of cake shops and bakeries in Madrid put on a very tasty show. Increasingly original chocolate eggs and “monas de Pascua” (Easter […]

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