Honey-bathed pestiños
Pestiños means Easter, tradition, community and a beautifully intoxicating aroma of orange blossom and anise. The honey-bathed pestiños are one of the many Spanish…
Broad beans and artichokes casserole
Broad beans and artichokes make for a perfect combination in this super healthy and gorgeous looking seasonal casserole.
Galician sea urchins gratin
These spiky extraterrestrial-looking animals are a real gift from the oceans, a hidden gem for all those oyster and seafood lovers out there. If…
Andalusian deep-fried fish (Pescaíto frito)
A good deep-fried fish or ‘pescaíto frito’ –as Andalusians say– is one of those guilty pleasures that reminds you that you don’t need to…
Grilled scallops and chorizo with green peas puree
A great chance to enjoy the mind blowing combination of scallops and chorizo. Full-on flavour with delicate hues for an easy-to-do yet gorgeous recipe….
Empanada gallega (Tuna & tomato Galician pie)
The Galician empanada is one of those versatile recipes that everyone seems to love. Fill it with pretty much anything you like, serve it…
Slow-cooked beef stew with chocolate, mushrooms and chestnuts
Slow cooked stews are great. For many centuries they have been an important part of the traditional Spanish cuisine. However, they seem to come…
Cocido Maragato (Maragato Stew)
The cocido maragato is one of the most traditional of all the Castilian cocidos. We meet chef Pedro Castillo, from Casa Coscolo, to learn…
Migas alpujarreñas (Hard wheat flour crumbs from Las Alpujarras)
This peasant dish from the Andalusian area of Las Alpujarras is the perfect example of how scarcity feeds creativity to create delicious recipes that…
Ajoblanco
The ajoblanco can be considered one of the original cold soups that are so traditional in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. Less famous…
The best ham croquetas
I absolutely love Spanish ham croquetas. In fact, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t. Unless of course, you are a vegetarian, in which case…
Garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo)
It often happens that the simplest recipes are the tastiest ones. Or at least this is the case with today’s garlic prawns or ‘gambas…
Bacalao brandade on toast with guindilla
Imagine you make an emulsion of garlic and olive oil. What you get is an aioli. Now add salt cod to the mix and…
Arroz con leche (rice pudding)
There are many rice pudding recipes. But none as beautiful and delicious as this ‘arroz con leche’. Don’t you believe us? Carry on reading…
Marinated sardines with black olives and chilli
An easy and delicious marinated sardines recipe that you can serve both as a starter or as a tapa and that it makes the…
Bonito Marmitako (Basque tuna stew)
In Basque language, ‘marmitako’ means ‘what it is inside the pot’. So when the Basque fishermen were cooking aboard their boats… What did they…
Piquillo peppers stuffed with bacalao brandade
Basque people love these piquillo peppers stuffed with bacalao brandade. And we all know Basque people know a hell of a lot about food….
Crema Catalana
For the French, the Catalan version of their crème brûlée. For the Catalans, the real deal plus the true original recipe. For everyone else,…
Beetroot, orange and bacalao salad (Andalusian Remojón)
A fresh-tasting and gorgeous looking winter salad that makes the most of two star ingredients from Spain: the oranges and the bacalao. Combining orange…
How to make chorizo
My aunt Amelia makes the best homemade chorizo ever. Having said this, the good news are that making chorizo at home is much easier…
Spanish sweet potato omelette
A sweeter version of our classic Spanish omelette and the perfect solution to get rid of those leftover sweet potatoes that threaten to set…
Spanish meatballs in brown sauce
This is the classic way meatballs have been made at my home for generations. An original recipe full of little secrets that we now…
Chickpeas and rice with black trumpet mushrooms and iberico ham
A super healthy and flavoursome recipe combining some extraordinary ingredients that come together to create the perfect comfort food for any wet and cold…
Pisto manchego with aubergine
The ‘pisto manchego’ is our Spanish ‘ratatouille’, a super healthy and flavoursome traditional recipe which works equally well as a main or as a…