Apr 14
4
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
Here you have an easy and impacting dish to do for a celebration, a holiday, a party… Vichyssoise with Lobster soup! You know that I rather prepare my food at home, but sometimes I get lazy and take advantage of modern life and huge supermarkets with all kind of canned ...
Sep 10
1
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
What Color Is Your Diet? This is the tittle of a book published in 2001 by David Heber, MD, where he wrote about the benefits of a colored diet... 12 years later, I have started to hear ...
Jul 23
0
Rice & pasta | Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
It's taken me a while to write a new post... it's just too hot in here! Thank god air conditioning has been invented because my brain would probably melt if I had to live without it. Why kitchens are not taken into consideration when we think about installing air conditioning... ...
Mar 11
5
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
Yes, I'm going back to the Winter dishes. March is usually like this in Barcelona: one day looks like Spring and next day, temperatures go down and we have to get our thick coats on again. My parents are coming home tomorrow for the day and I made this one specially ...
Feb 28
7
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes | Traditional Spanish Recipes
These are our famous sweet early onions called Calçots that we eat dipped in salsa romesco after they are cooked on the grill in special outdoor grills. If the weekend is sunny and you have a piece of land where you can set a grill, then get some ...
Jun 01
8
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
Finally the German authorities agreed and confessed that Spanish Cucumbers were not causing the deaths for E. Coli infection. How could they blame on our Cucumbers the E. Coli deaths so easily? How come they didn't make sure first with some analytics? Well, ...
May 22
5
Fish, seafood & shellfish | Fruits | Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
Red for Ferrari, for passion and for this gazpacho. There's only 3 minutes left for the big race and I say... ¡Vamos Alonso! What a beautiful day today! What do I eager for when summer gets closer? A good vacation... for example a cruise by the Mediterranean sea; I also crave ...
May 10
14
Charcuterie | Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
Asparragus season is here! Get yourself a package or two and prepare the most delicious puree for the family and guests. If you are lucky enough to get some Iberian Acorn ham then the recipe gets close to perfection ;D. I love simple recipes with basic ingredients and this one ...
Mar 22
17
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes | Tapas bar | Traditional Spanish Recipes
Last Thursday, I was driving at my car's top speed: 60 km per hour, sun was shining, skies were blue, finally feeling some heat in my cheeks and feet; and the radio gifted me with: I see trees of green... red roses too, I see them bloom... for me and you. And I ...
Mar 10
8
Soups, salads, vegetables & potatoes
It only lasted for 3 minutes in the glass! Trust me when I say that it was a simple, delicious and a bit spiced puree. Some of you already know that I have started a diet... who wants to be like Esther ...