Feb 21
6
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes | Traditional Spanish Recipes
We, hot blooded animals; we, warm hearted Spaniards; we, passionate people; we... the ones who probably have more bars and terraces per square meter in the world; we have suffered this Siberian freezing snap that has left us shivering, freezing, trembling, cowering and afraid to go outside... Thank God we ...
Feb 16
7
Cakes, pies & tarts | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Today is Dijous Gras - Shrove Thursday (don't know if I got the good translation) and I nearly run out of time in performing this traditional Catalan sweet recipe. It's very common here in Catalonia to buy this "coca" in bakeries and have it for breakfast, as a dessert after ...
Feb 14
5
Magdalenas are our Spanish Muffins, although I see some differences between Magdalenas and Muffins. First of all, muffins look huge to me, magdalenas can be eaten in two bites :D. Also, there seems to be a great variety of muffins and if we add cupcakes then possibilities are endless; ask ...
Feb 09
7
Meat & poultry | Traditional Spanish Recipes
This is one of those veal's pieces that are sold in a special market shop. The meat shop where I buy calf, pig, lamb and colt doesn't sell these other special parts such as: tongue, liver, brain, lungs, guts, blood... In order to get them, you have to go to ...
Feb 03
7
The day I was born, a heavy snow storm whitened Barcelona. That was many years ago, and yesterday for my birthday, the snow showed again to say hello! Like a cake covered with iced sugar... everything looked so beautiful and sweet... it felt like Christmas again :D. We adults behave ...
Jan 30
6
These are some of the cookies I prepared during the Xmas Holidays. I wanted to try a new dessert that would fit the Dia de Reyes' lunch and some crazy ideas crossed my mind: I pretended to place 3 ball shape pieces of ice creams on the plate (one white, ...
Jan 26
7
Are you wondering how could I even get near to the Roquefort cheese? I wonder myself too... However, I love seeing my husband's face when eating one of these :D = Absolute pleasure! I keep myself 2 meters away and I still can smell that horrible aroma... sorry, cheese lovers, ...