Receta en español aquí
This is
a typical dish here in Seville (Spain) and it is a tasty way to eat
cauliflower.
15/12/13
Jijona nougat sponge cake
Receta en español aquí
The Jijona Nougat is a classic Spanish sweet for Christmas, made out with almonds and honey. This sponge cake is a perfect way to use the remaining nougat after Christmas.
12/12/13
Spanish marinated spicy pork (Picadillo)
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Receta en español aquí
This is a
Spanish recipe from my mother-in-law to cook
spicy pork, full of flavor, tasty and easy. It is typical from Castilla y León, from where she is.
You can only prepare this
dish in winter, when it's cold, because
the meat needs to marinate with the spices,
out of the fridge in a cold place, around two days.
Black olive penguins
I have seen so many versions
of these little penguins that I can not remember, but I wanted to make them since the first time, although I always left them for another day
...
10/12/13
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Oreo Cookies and Cream Chocolate Milkshake
Receta en español aquí
In hot summer nights, sometimes
we prefer to have a very chilled milkshake for dinner than another thing. This
milkshake in particular with chocolate
and a good dash of Baileys is one of our favorites.
8/12/13
Chocolate, coffee and dulce de leche yule log
Receta en español aquí
Another classic Christmas recipe: the yule log (Tronco de Navidad in my language, Spanish).
7/12/13
Chickpea and couscous burgers
These burgers are a different way to eat
chickpeas and they are very easy to make so don’t hesitate and try this recipe.
With these ingredients you get 8 burgers 4 inch
in diameter, if they are like burgers in the pictures, or 4 if they are ¾ inch
thick.
Tzatziki - Yogurt and Cucumber Sauce
Today I’m bringing you a quick and easy sauce
recipe: the tzatziki.
The tzatziki is a yogurt and cucumber sauce
typical of the Greek and Turkish cuisine, served cold as an accompaniment to
other dishes. It is one of the sauces that I like the most and we often use
it to accompany burgers, keftas, salads, kebabs ...
This is my homemade version.
5/12/13
Excalibur canapes
Receta en español aquí
Ingredients
A bag of
Bocabits (Spanish wheat snacks)
1 Greek
yogurt without sugar
2
pickled green chillies (Guindillas) without seeds
Cheese in slices (havarti)
Chive
Fish roes, black
Toothpicks (instead of swords)
Directions
Remove
the seeds from the pickled green chillies, chop finely the chillies and blend
with the Greek yoghurt. Set aside.
Put
together 3 or 4 slices of cheese and cut squares, big enough to place the
bocabit and the toothpick.
Assemble
all canapes but without the filling.
Fill the
canapes with the yoghurt and chilli sauce just before serving, so the bocabits
are crunchy. Garnish with chive and fish roes. And enjoy!
4/12/13
Picadillo soup Andalusian style - Sopa de picadillo
Receta en español aquí
3/12/13
Layered rice salad
Receta en español aquí
Today I bring you a tasty and easy dish: a
simple rice salad, although its original presentation makes it special.
Using cooked rice as main ingredient, you can
add all the ingredients you like, alternating rice layers with different ingredients.
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24/11/13
Christmas nougat iced bombe
Christmas is coming and it's time to think about what we want to do. This cake is an easy one choice.
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19/11/13
14/11/13
Cream of mushroom soup with bacon
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Receta en español aquí
After the creamy pumpkin soup with blue cheese and the cream of mushroom soup today I bring you another wonderful vegetable cream, perfect for this season.
12/11/13
Paccheri alla sorrentina
Receta en español aquí
I discovered this dish in my travel to Rome, when I was at home I found out the recipe and here you have now this wonderful dish. It is very easy, tasty and
perfect for kids.
10/11/13
Nougat mousse cake for Christmas
Receta en español aquí
The main ingredient on this recipe is “Turrón de Jijona” (Jijona nougat),
a paste of almonds and other ingredients, that is consumed as a traditional
Christmas dessert in Spain. I don’t know if you can find this product out of
Spain but if you do this cake is delicious and very easy to prepare.
7/11/13
Ham and zucchini risotto
Receta en español aquí
This recipe is very easy, unexpensive and the most important thing: very tasty.
5/11/13
Chorizo and asparagus potato stew
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Receta en español aquí
Today's entry is another Spanish recipe, one of my grandfather's favorite. I hope you like it!
3/11/13
Apple tart
Receta en español aquí
This is the first tart I remember having done, when I was just a child and I only used my mother’s kitchen to prepare sweet recipes.
31/10/13
Caramelized onion, asparagus and goat cheese quiche
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Receta en español aquí
Today's recipe is a delicious savory and easy quiche, filled with bacon, asparagus, caramelized onions and goat cheese.
Caramelized onions – How to caramelize onions
Receta en español aquí
Before
publishing another recipes which use caramelized onions, I wanted to publish
this one about how to caramelize onions.
29/10/13
Creamy pumpkin soup with blue cheese
We are in
the pumpkin season and this creamy soup is a healthy and tasty way to eat
pumpkin, so this is a great first course.
24/10/13
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22/10/13
Sautéed cabbage
This can be
eaten as a main course or as a side dish.
Ingredients
800 g chopped cabbage
150 g slices bacon
2 eggs large
5 spring onions
4 medium cloves of garlic
Freshly ground black pepper
Soy sauce
Basil
Sesame seed oil (or another vegetable oil)
20/10/13
Halloween cemetery cake
Receta en español aquí
This is my first Halloween cake, where I live, here in Spain, the tradition is very different and less festive..
This is my first Halloween cake, where I live, here in Spain, the tradition is very different and less festive..
But this
year I wanted to do something and this is what I have done, it’s a little
simple but I’ve had a great time doing it.
The cake
has several layers of cookies and chocolate cream and custard.
17/10/13
Homemade basic broth
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Receta en español aquí
This is a basic and flavorful broth recipe, that you can use to add flavor in recipes calling for broth or as a base for soups.15/10/13
Chicken and avocado quesadillas
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I love cheese and I love quesadillas!
This version I bring you today is filled with chicken, avocado and, of course, cheese lots and lots of cheese. It's an easy recipe to get a delicious quesadilla to enjoy with your family.
13/10/13
Mars chocolate bars cheesecake
This is one of my favorites cheesecakes, very easy to make, without oven, it is a creamy “melt in your mouth” kind of cake.
12/10/13
How to make chocolate leaves
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Chocolate leaves are an easy and beautiful decor for your cakes. You only need chocolate, leaves and a little of your time. To make them it helps to choose leaves with prominent veins, so the pattern will more easily transfer to the chocolate and not too large. Of course make sure the leaves are no toxic…
Spanish chickpea stew and "pringá"
This is a traditional Spanish recipe and
it’s very easy to cook if you can find the ingredients.
Normally we eat this dish in winter due to
is a very energetic food; so now it’s the perfect moment!
10/10/13
Chicken avocado rolls
In Spain these rolls are known as "flamenquines". A
“flamenquín” is a typical dish from Cordoba, in the south of Spain. Usually it
consists in breaded pieces of pork loin filled with slices of Serrano ham (prosciutto).
But these ones are a little different, they combine chicken,
prosciutto and avocado.
8/10/13
Caprese chicken turnovers
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Here in
Spain there are many different versions of “empanadillas” with all kind of
fillings. I like specially these ones, which reminds me the flavors of Caprese salad: the basil, the mozzarella, the tomato...
6/10/13
Nutella mousse
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Today entry
is about Nutella, one of my favorite
ingredients by the way. These are two perfect recipes to prepare a delicious and
easy dessert in a little while.
3/10/13
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1/10/13
Fillets of sole with almond sauce
This
sauce is perfect for the grilled chicken breasts but this time I’ve used it
with some fried sole fillets. I really don’t like very much fish and with this
sauce I cover up the fishy flavor, besides it’s very tasty. So it’s perfect for
me!
28/9/13
Chocolate covered banana cake
Receta en español aquí
This is one of our favorite cakes, moist and simple with an intense banana flavor and covered with a chocolate ganache.
This is one of our favorite cakes, moist and simple with an intense banana flavor and covered with a chocolate ganache.
26/9/13
Chicken and mushroom puff pastry pie
A
delicious and easy recipe with a creamy filling tucked into a crispy and
crackling crust.
24/9/13
Cream of mushroom soup
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Fall is here to stay and it’s time to begin with
the vegetable cream soups. Today’s recipe is one of my favorites and it’s very
easy and quick to make so you don’t have
excuses... I think this delightful start is a good way to eat mushrooms.
19/8/13
Nutella braid
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Today I wanted to make something sweet but not very complicated. Looking at old pictures of things I've done I found this simple puff pastry braid filled with Nutella. If you like chocolate as much as I do, do not hesitate and make it, it's very easy and delicious, and you do not need any rare ingredient.
31/7/13
Sweet rice pudding
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This sweet dessert always remember me from my
childhood.
This is the
traditional recipe in my family but there are several variations depending on
the country or region. I hope you like it.
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