Karakala

Barcelona is a great place to live if you are interested in gastronomy or just eating good food. There are plenty of different types of restaurants, kitchens from everywhere. Although temporally and economically it's impossible to eat all your meals outside, sometimes it's worth it wandering the streets and trying out new places. 

Not long ago, a friend discovered me the Lebanese restaurant Karakala. The place is in Gràcia, the number 136 at Torrent de l'Olla Street. It's quite big, calm and the food is delicious. You'll thank the mood if you're looking for a place where you don't need to speak loud to have a chat.

Around the world: La Terra, Girona

I spent last weekend with one or my best friends at Girona. When I was younger I’ve visited it plenty of times, but quite time has passed since the last time I was there! So I really wanted to go there again! Since we are big foodies we spent some time at restaurants eating and trying out different kinds of vegetarian meals! I want to share with you some of the pictures I took while eating, but keep in mind that my friend and I have the tradition to share every dish, that’s why you may find one start and then two second dishes.

El cap de setmana passat vaig anar a Girona de viatge amb una de les meves millors amigues. De petita hi anava força sovint, però ara ja feia força temps que no la visitava; així que tenia moltes ganes d'anar-hi de nou! Com que a les dues ens encanta menjar vam passar una bona estona en restaurants menjant i provant diferents tipus de plats vegetarians! Vull compartir amb vosaltres algunes de les fotografies que hi vaig fer mentre menjava. Això sí, val la pena tenir en compte que tenim la tradició de compartir tots els plats, de manera que potser trobeu la imatge d'un principal i després de dos segons.

Around the world: Ay mi madre, Madrid

Hello again!

I spent the last days of 2015 in Madrid, visiting some friends and wandering around. I didn't take many pictures because I wanted to relax and to enjoy the city technology-free. However, we went for a vegan-pizza date in Ay mi madre one night and there I did take pictures in order to share them with you. 

Hola de nou!

Els últims dies de 2015 els vaig passar a Madrid, visitant amics i perdent-nos pels carrers dels barris prop del centre. No vaig fer moltes fotos perquè preferia estar tranquil·la i gaudir d'unes vacancetes sense massa tecnologia. Tot i així, un dia vam anar a sopar pizzes veganes a Ay mi madre i sí que vaig fer-hi fotos per ensenyar-vos-les. 

#fridgeplaying project

Good afternoon readers!

Last weekend I was working on an amazing project, called 1 fridge 18 dishes,  related to food and nutrition, with an amazing team. It was a collaboration with two friends and creators, @marseguraferrer and @twistandcook (a foodie and a cooker that you should follow if you love eating as much as we do!). 

Our aim was to show how to eat healthy eating different kinds of dishes, while avoiding the false topic which says eating healthy is boring. That's why we decided to do an educational audiovisual piece involving way too much yummy food! The idea is to use a concrete amount of ingredients, the ones you have in the fridge, and, at the same tame, cooking a diverse range of plates. We used all the ingredients we can find in the pyramide, so it isn't fully vegetarian, but we think everyone can adapt the ideas we propose to his/her diet.

SOPA, Barcelona

Happy Sunday everybody!
Last Wednesday we had lunch at Sopa, a vegan and vegetarian restaurant in Barcelona. It is located in 114 Roc Boronat street, in Poblenou neighbourhood. It provides good quality, healthy food, with a macrobiotic influence. If you wanna know more about it, keep reading!

Feliç diumenge a tothom!
Dimecres passat vam anar a dinar a Sopa, un restaurant vegà i vegetarià situat al carrer Roc Boronat 114, al barri del Poblenou. Ofereixen menjar saluable de qualitat, amb influència macrobiòtica i apte per a tots els paladars. Si en voleu saber més, seguiu llegint!

THE COLD FIGHTER

Hello everyone! / Hola a tothom!

Cold days are around the corner and our bodies are noticing it. We are big fans of juices and smoothies and today we share with you our cold fighter juice!

L'hivern ja és cada cop més aprop i els nostres cossos ho comencen a notar. Som fans dels sucs i els batuts i avui compartim amb vosaltres el nostre suc per combatre els refredats i els grips!

Matcha Tea (Latte) & Saló del Manga

Last Sunday I went to "Saló del Manga" in Barcelona. As every year, the meeting was really crowded and the options, multiple and diverse. There were some stands organized by publishing companies specialized in manga, by cinema producers, shops which sell figurines; informative stands; lectures by authors and creators; workshops about macrobiotic japanese food… Although you have to sign up to take part in some workshops because of the limited capacity, fortunately I could go to a sake tasting and a tea matcha tasting in which prior inscriptions weren't needed. This last one was organized by The Matcha House,  a company and online shop which also arranges person events, and it was really informative and illustrative.

All the nutrients you need at once

Hello dear people!

Today we are sharing with you another vegan recipe! In my opinion this dish is a kinda summer one but it’s a mix of cold and warm ingredients. This meal it’s perfect for lunch since it contains so many types of nutrients from legums, veggies and tofu. It’s inexpensive, easy to do and also to pack and take away!

Around the world: Black Mamba, Porto

Hello everybody!

Today I introduce you to a new section: around the world. We promised that we would talk about trips, so here you are!

Picture taken with my analog camera (Werlisa Color)

THE GREEN JUICE by Lily Pebbles

When summer comes, we are in need of more fresh and watery food. But being vegan or vegeterian is sometimes a problem, because you (unless, we) prefer not to eat sugary products (like coke, for example). So juicing is a great habit, specially if it's home-made juicing! When we first started juicing, we tried Lily Pebbles' green juice recipe. It's easy, quick and mouth-watering. And obviously, it's great for summer!

XXXena Feria Vegana

Hello everybody!

As we informed in our Facebook page, this weekend took place in Barcelona the 30th Vegan Fair. What is exactly Vegan Fair? It started as a group of vegan projects that decided to join to create the fair, a monthly event where they offer a wide variety of home-made products. Most of the products are food, but there're also some natural beauty products (very interesting ones, btw), some clothes,... 

Moreover, every month there are some workshops, speeches, dj sessions... In this one, there was a concert from El niño vegano and a speech about Exotic animals. Everything very interesting!

There's a Vegan Fair every month, so stay tunned for the next one! 

You can know more about Vegan Fair here.

Salad days 1

Salad from the garden -kinda 

Being summer it's usually common preferring to eat cold dishes. But with the hot weather we become more lazy (at least us), so we don't want to stay too much time in the kitchen in front of the oven. That's why salads are the best option when you don't have time to cook but you still want to enjoy your meal and to eat healthy. A good option is the salad from the garden (specially because the ingredients are easy to find). This time we introduce to you this type of vegetarian (and vegan!) salad but with some changes, not the typical one. We also recommend you eating this dish with hummus with toast bread.