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 ...
Dec 03
9
Try to visualise me as Eve for a second; hey... with clothes on, ok? I'm not that young anymore ;D. See? we are in a wonderful garden, full of wet gorgeous huge and green plants, sunlight sifting through the pines... We are leaning on this apple tree and the aroma ...
Nov 28
3
Meat & poultry | Rice & pasta | Traditional Spanish Recipes
I love cooking "fideus a la cassola" or paella on weekends for lunch, when there's plenty of time and we start eating between 15:00 and 16:00... There is nothing more relaxing than being in the kitchen with my thoughts, preparing the dishes for the family with some music on the ...
Nov 21
6
Fruits | Meat & poultry | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Would you (American readers) consider cooking duck instead of turkey this coming Thanksgiving? Or is it part of the tradition to eat turkey on a day like this? Even though, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, we do celebrate Christmas and I'm starting to sharpen my knives and bring the huge pots and ...
Nov 10
4
Charcuterie | Fish, seafood & shellfish | Tapas bar | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Sobrassada Stuffed Squid... the 3 S... like in Superb, Savory and Seasonal! Yes, it might look a bit scary, but this size of squid is far from making me swim faster. I would have more doubts if I bumped into one of those super large ones from deep deep inside the ...
Nov 09
5
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Legumes | Traditional Spanish Recipes
A lentils stew is always so hearty and comforting. I love them so much that I devour them in no time. I don't give the 20 minutes my brain needs to process I'm full, and at minute 10 I'm already having my second plate. Lentils make me behave like Winnie ...
Nov 08
7
My monument to the Italian Risotto! What a delicious dish it is... that flavored creamy rice can make parents and kids delight. Those who follow this blog know about my rice weakness. I can't help it... when I see a rice dish in a restaurant menu; I have to taste ...
Oct 28
6
Bread, pizza, quiches & sandwiches | Fish, seafood & shellfish | Tapas bar | Traditional Spanish Recipes
There must be something in the tuna... is this an obsession? Two dishes in a row with tuna... do you believe the body is wise and tells us what we need to eat? If so, why does it sometimes tell me to eat a chips' bag? Whatever the answer is; ...
Oct 16
4
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Traditional Spanish Recipes
I went to my favourite fish shop and fell in love with a wonderful piece of fresh tuna. It wasn't my first choice; in fact I had planned a white fish menu but I might have both: grilled white fish and blue fish in a pickle... or as we say ...