Mar 08
10
Please British, give us back our anticyclone!!!
No, this is not Sweeden... it's the view from my kitchen window! And this is my street! And my terrace. Please British, we want our anticyclone back!!!! This doesn't ...
Mar 02
17
Tapas bar | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Pinchitos, Montaditos… all kind of Tapas!
Is there a dish, a meal, a special bite that cheers you up? Nope? Then ask for these outloud with me: Un pinchito de langostinos, por favor! That's all you have to say when entering a Tapas bar here in Spain. The world will no longer be in black and ...
Feb 23
17
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Rice & pasta | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Squilla Mantis and Rice… a flavourful combo!
Eventhough it's still February and this Winter has been loooooong, weeeeeet and cooooooooold, I just saw the first bloomed almond trees and swallows. What can this mean? Yes, Spring is so near now! Oh, sun, dear sun... I missed you soooooo! February is the month for Squilla Mantis, a delicious ...
Feb 16
19
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes | Traditional Spanish Recipes
XATÓ, a Catalan typical dish for the Culinary Olympics 2010
Representing Spain and more specifically Catalonia, here is my dish for the BloggerAid Changing the Face of Famine Culinary Olympics 2010. Xató is a rich salad made out of curled endive, desalted cod, olives, ...
Feb 02
22
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Rice & pasta | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Arroz con Bacalao – Arros amb Bacallà – Codfish Rice
I haven't been cooking with Cod lately... and you all know that I love it... so, when I saw Eating Club Vancouver's Spanish Menu, I knew my next dish would use Cod in it :D. You are my muses, girls!!! You know ...
Jan 19
16
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Rice & pasta
Sushi. A recipe for Futo-maki sushi and more.
Sushi is such an harmonic, balanced, healthy, beautiful and amazing combination of elements! Please, Japanese readers and bloggers, forgive my impudence... I'm sure you prepare it better and you have the proper names for all its variations; I just can't help it: I fell in love with it, and I ...
Jan 15
21
Bread, pizza, quiches & sandwiches
Avocado and Anchovies Sandwich – Bocata de Aguacate con Anchoas
Doesn't it look delicious? Well, it not only looks that way... it was absolutely gorgeous!!! Soooo good, so quick and so healthy :D. I'm a bit stressed lately because my husband's birthday is getting near. He will be 50!!! Isn't that a special moment in everyone's life? I want it to ...
Jan 09
14
Rice & pasta | Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Stuffed Galets in a Salad
These shell shaped pasta are called Galets here in Catalonia. They are the pasta we throw into our Christmas rich Stock. This year, the city of Barcelona has used them as an icon for the Holidays. They were giant and strategically set in different hot city spots! ...