Apr 07
2
Now that fields are in greens and yellows, whites and reds I start feeling the urge to dress in happier colors than those the Winter has used as to. Let's leave behind the blacks and browns and go for spring tones in our wardrobe! The problem here is that some ...
Mar 10
2
Bread, pizza, quiches & sandwiches | Fruits
What about changing your morning pancakes or crepes for a sweet pizza with Strawberries? Would you like to join me and surprise your family? Faster than preparing and making the pancakes… give it a try now that strawberries are in season!...
Feb 24
2
Can you imagine a sweetest breakfast than this? I bet you guessed what Magdalenas are in Spanish… Yes, these are our cupcakes! The base is the same and even though magdalenas don't wear a "sweet hat" I placed some meringue on top of these to make them even more appealing ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oct 28
2
I know I shouldn't be baking cookies... most of all because we... EAT THEM! But, with the change of the season I become so active; I don't know what it is but it's always been like this. I have to do something! Years ago, I would change the position of ...
Oct 14
2
Finally temperatures have dropped a bit, finally it feels like Autumn! It's a time of change... a time to give the wardrobe a twist, a time to use different and seasonal groceries and food. While I think about different ways I could prepare our Panellets (Catalan sweet typical ...
Sep 30
0
Are you feeling Pink? Pink is a color I love; those bright pinks of the summer blooming bougainvilleas, P!nk the wonderful singer, Pink for the sunset clouds... When we say in Spanish that someone sees the world in Pink ...
Sep 17
6
Traditionally we use more Olive oil than butter, we do have some influences from the French cuisine and therefore butter is used in some recipes, but Olive oil is a Must in every Spanish kitchen! We use it every day for frying, for salad dressings, for softening the vegetables, for ...
Apr 02
10
Tortitas de plátano are our version of American Pancakes or French Crêpes. It's not among the daily breakfast spread (at least in hour house)... but now and then, when I have a few ripe bananas I love making these as a surprise ...