Jan 09
14
Rice & pasta | Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes | Traditional Spanish Recipes
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! ...
Dec 22
18
♫ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪... Wishing you a happy happy Holiday ☺. Thank you anonymous readers, thank you foodie bloggers, thank you sponsors, thank you foodie blogger friends... I wish you the best for these Xmas days and for ...
Dec 10
26
Last week, after lunch and while watching TV, we bumped into the wonderful film: Gone with the Wind. I cannot help it, I must watch it... no matter how many times I cried with it... I have to cry and cry again and wonder how life and people has changed ...
Dec 03
18
Eggs | Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
Using seasonal ingredients will make your cooking easier, cheaper and better! So, let's hunt for some wild and fresh mushrooms (in the market), some beautiful and delicious artichokes, ecological eggs and a can of piquillo's peppers... yes, it's that simple!...
Nov 28
22
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Rice & pasta | Traditional Spanish Recipes
My Chef's "Muse": Anthony Bourdain I've been hearing a lot about Anthony Bourdain for some time now, but never saw him on TV (I cannot see the No Reservations Tv program here), never read any of his books, never had lunch at his restaurant Les ...
Nov 18
19
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes | Traditional Spanish Recipes
It could be the tittle of a film... maybe Kevin Spacey would be the main character, he'd be the smart guy and Gerard Depardieu could be the tortured bad guy... A Cod market shop would be the place for the "business transactions". Do you ...
Nov 16
18
True Caviar is the female's sturgeon roe. Everything else is just a substitute or other fish roe. The substitutes are often Lumpfish, cod, salmon, mullet... all but Sturgeon. There are twenty-five varieties of sturgeon, three of them can be captured in the Caspian Sea: ...
Oct 23
27
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
If you are looking for trouble... you came to the right place! Here you have the most scary Pumpkin Puree. Dare to try it at night and you will have the most horrible nightmares. Dare to try it for lunch and maybe you don't get to see the sunset....
Oct 19
26
I don't have an obsession with Omelets but I love their versatility and mixing different kinds of eggs it might seem an extravagance but, I love surprising my guests! So, here you have the easiest way to prepare an ...
Oct 07
20
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Legumes
Where have the traditional pets gone?3 Days ago a female Lion was seen at different villages in the border of Catalonia and Valencia. Nobody knows from its origin... maybe it escaped from a Circus? Maybe a rich and excentric person bought it as a ...