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…
Chistorra and piquillo peppers toast
A quick and easy-to-make yet delightful toast that blends two of my favourite Spanish delicatessens: piquillo peppers and chistorra. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with…
Spanish lentils with chorizo
Lentils with chorizo are the ultimate comfort food for those winter days when getting outside is just too daring. Discover why this traditional recipe…
Salmorejo from Cordoba
There are recipes with so much to tell that they could easily become a cooking book of their own right. I like to think…
Escalivada
A super simple, super quick, super yummy and super healthy recipe which is perfect for your summer diet. And for sure, the laziest, cheapest…
Tomato bread (Pa amb tomàquet)
I can’t think of many recipes that are as easy to make as this tomato bread. A recipe so simple that even someone with…
Romesco sauce
The romesco sauce could well be the queen of Catalan sauces. Of course there is the allioli, the samfaina and a couple more that…
Beetroot salmorejo
The colder the salmorejo the better. Leave it in the fridge for as long as you can. Salmorejo tastes even better if you leave it to rest in the fridge overnight!
Sardines, tuna & anchovies coca
Coca is to Catalans what pizza is to Italians. A fun, simple and delicious comfort food that everyone will love. And here’s the good news: it’s dead simple to make it. Shall we?
Beef meatballs with cuttlefish
Adding seafood to a meaty pot might sound like a bizarre idea. Yet for many centuries, Catalans have experienced and enjoyed the delicate results of this very pleasant combination.