Jan 31
7
The bases | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Here you have the Queen of the Catalan Sauces: Romesco! It's perfect for meat, fish, rice, pasta, potatoes, vegetables.... anything! This time of year is the right moment to prepare it because… It's Calçots time!!! In case you wonder what a Calçot or Calçotada is, follow this ...
Jan 22
3
Cupcakes, cookies & muffins | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Spanish Anise Doughnuts are called Rosquillas de Anís here :D. This is an old sweet recipe, easy to prepare and delicious to enjoy with some tea or coffee or just when nobody is watching and you can sneak into the kitchen and steal one or two from the cookie's can. There's ...
Jan 10
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There's an old saying here that goes: Una manzana al día, de médico te ahorraría. There's the same saying in English too: One apple a day will keep the doctor away. So let's eat APPLES! Here in Spain you can have apples from August to January, so if you haven't started yet, you can grab ...
Jan 10
3
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Suquet de Rap means Monkfish soupy dish in Catalan. It has fresh Monkfish, Potatoes, clams and a Picada, this last food preparation is so typical from Catalonia... it's like our mark in terms of Cuisine. This dish has a seaman's origin... and you might be wondering... really? A Fish dish has ...
Dec 06
2
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes | The bases | Traditional Spanish Recipes
In my opinion, some of the most joyful aromas you can smell during Winter time are: The burning wood’s smoke going through the village house’s chimmeneys. The scent of the pine trees while wandering through the Christmas street markets. The wonderful and comforting aroma of a winter boiling stock as you enter the ...
Nov 27
4
I'm always searching for healthier cookies, still haven't found one that has just symbolic butter... any ideas? But the other day I bumped into this site: Moveable Feasts, and reading the ingredients of this Anise and Fennel Cookies I just knew these ones would be in my oven ...
Nov 22
9
Fruits | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Today I want to show you this delicious Basque dessert which I recently discovered and eventhough it doesn't look that pretty, please trust me when I say that it is more than delicious!!!! If you like cinnamon and walnuts... this is your dessert, you will love it!... the flavours combine ...
Nov 11
6
I have always been scared of the deep blue sea, I have always felt that strange creatures could take profit of the darkness and deepness and take a good bite of my legs... the thought of "something" slightly touching my feet under the water makes me shiver and scares me ...
Nov 08
2
We are excited about this little vacation trip, we are heading towards the Pyrenees, towards the cold nights and the fall colored trees. We are revisiting a fantastic and cozy Relais Chateau... it's been 16 years now since our first stay at Torre del Remei, an amazing small ...
