FESC 2019

Today, at 14:30, the VIII Fira d'Economia Solidària de Catalunya (FESC),organized by  Xarxa d'Economia Solidària (XES) has been completed..

It is a special occasion for those who believe that there is an alternative to the current economic-productive system, because there are a lot of exhibitors from different productive sectors that show the seriousness with which they work from an option that aims to promote a economy at the service of people, with human dimension.

You could get information on ethical banks, energy distributors, fabric sector... And, of course, food and drinks were present.

The luck of frequenting fairs like the FESC is that you end up knowing what there is and, immediately, you are already interested in novelties.

This year, I stopped, in a special way, at the table of  La Sobirana and Tres Cadires... Two co-ops that share work space and make some extraordinary liquors. This year, knowing that they would have "ratafia", I went with the idea to buy it. I did it, I left the FESC with a bottle of La Penjada ... But I doubted much, because I made a tasting of the four liquors they presented and... what products!

I am already a consumer of Vi de Nous by Tres Cadires, and I was about to take on their noveltie for this year: Nyons, a "pacharán" of blueberries so aromatic and amazingly fresh and aromatic.

But, because I had a fixed idea, I bought La Penjada, a delicious "ratafia" that is based on "tronjó", which was also present alongside the name of El Penjat. This "tronjó" is soft, delicate, with pure scents of orange, but without appearing to be a perfume, a sin that is usually present in this type of preparation...

Petonets de Xocolata

Daniel Jordà does it again. Tomorrow, may 8th, his "Petonets de Xocolata" (Chocolate Sweet Kisses) will do magic for supporting ovary cancer medical research.

They will be at Hospital de la Vall d'Hebron and at Panes Creativos.

Daniel Jordà's wonders will be in company of Betina Montagne, Ada Parellada, Mireia Carbó and Rafinha.

Mona 2019 (and 4)

And a special article is deserved by La Palma (c. del Clot, 72 - Barcelona) where anybody can fnd good pastry and beautiful monas and, also, a space for solidarity.

Every year, they make a giant mona shared between all who donate one kilogram of food for Banc d'Aliments.

8th Tapa Solidària

Last february 6th, it was the closing of "Tapa Solidària", an action by Casal dels Infants in wich a group of restaurants (70, this year), collaborate in raising funds for the project Vincles.

This year, restaurants raised 23.000 €. This has allowed to attend more than 600 mothers and their babies from Barcelona, Badalona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet and Salt.

It was a meeting of great restaurants from Catalonia.

The cooking team of Fàbrica Moritz, prepared some snacks, served by the students of the waiter/waitress course at Casal dels Infants.

See you in the next edition!

PAtonets de la Rita

In St. Valentine's week, Daniel Jordà shows all his love... But not in a cheesy way... just real love.

At his bakery, Panes Creativos, there are the Patonets de la Rita, a kind of sweet bread in honour to her daughter Rita, a fighter. With this creation, Daniel Jordà wants to remind us february 15t is the "Child Cancer International Day" and want to make us easy to collaborate, because profits will be donated to Fundació de Sant Joan de Déu.

If you want to celebrate St. Valentine's with a love one, the Patonets de la Rita will help you, because love will reach many people.

"La Granja " mini-madeleines

People of de "La Granja" trusted again in my sense of taste for tasting a new line of products: delicious mini-madeleines.

These sweets, specially made for the children, were developed in collaboration with Fundació Alícia, for creating products more healthy than the ones designed for the youngest ones. This rise in nutrirional quality (in addition to the usual one because of their ingredients) has been achieved by adding vegetables and youghourt. Yeah, vegetables in sweets:

- Strawberry mini-madeleines
They have beetroot. They have a delicate strawberry scent that make them fresh.

- Banana and choco-chip mini-madeleines
They have coconut and carrot. Although they could seem heavy, they are very light. The combination banana and chocolate is a sure bet.

- Tangerine mini-madeleines
They have pumpkin. Very fresh! They have a delicious citric touch.

They are, as I said before, delicious and quality products, but they also have a plus:the collaboration with L'Espiga, an NGO that works with disabled people for they get an autonomous life.

And I not only ate them. I also cooked some recipes with them:

Cup banana cheesecake

Mix 170 gf of cream cheese with 150 gr of banana puré (mash ripe banana). Put in a cup a little bit of banana and choco-chips madeleine in pieces. On it, add the banana and cheese mixture. And finish with toffee and caramelized banana (with caramel made with sugar).


Strawberry cheesecake in parts

Mix 125 gr of cream cheese with a soup spoon of strawberry sauce. On a dish, put a layer of strawberry sauce and put two small quennelles of cream cheese and strawberry mixtute and some pieces of strawberry madeleines.


About orange color

In a pot, put some small dices of apricot. On them, add mango yoghourt, a little bit of tangerine mini-madeleine and orange blossom honey.