Tomate Frito

For tonight’s dinner, I used a product that’s new to me, but that is very common in Spain: Tomate Frito. It looks like crushed tomatoes, but actually it’s tomatoes slowly cooked in a little olive oil, often with onions and garlic. It’s smooth and mellow and very flavorful, and is a great head start on … Read more

Why?

Image of sunset at Samil Beach, Vigo, Spain

There are a lot of reasons. The rise of fascism is the most immediate reason, but even if all the fascists and Christian nationalists were raptured this afternoon, we’d still be leaving. This country loves guns and grift and hates everyone who isn’t a rich cishet straight white man. Health insurance alone is enough of … Read more