Mashed cauliflower Andalusian style

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This is a typical dish here in Seville (Spain) and it is a tasty way to eat cauliflower.

Jijona nougat sponge cake

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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.

Spanish marinated spicy pork (Picadillo)

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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

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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 ...

Sautéed chicken with mushrooms and vegetables

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Oreo Cookies and Cream Chocolate Milkshake

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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.

Chocolate, coffee and dulce de leche yule log

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Another classic Christmas recipe: the yule log (Tronco de Navidad in my language, Spanish).

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.

Excalibur canapes

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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!

Picadillo soup Andalusian style - Sopa de picadillo

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This is a very typical Andalusian soup dish, the main ingredient is a kind of short pasta called “fideo cabellín” and it's delicious during cold weather.

Layered rice salad

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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.