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…
Sugar-free
Diabetes is very close to our family so we’re used to cook for those who can’t eat sugars. Here are some of those brilliant recipes that we regularly prepare for our loved ones.
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…
Hake medallions with cockles sauce
A super healthy sea-inspired recipe which combines two fantastic products from the north of Spain: Galician cockles and Basque hake. Let’s get one thing…
Cod cheeks Pil-Pil style
If you love cooking, you’ll love making this Pil-Pil. If you love eating, you’ll love tasting it. Whatever it is you love, we’re confident…
Boletus carpaccio with Mahon cheese
When you have such a delicate ingredient as the Boletus Edulis, the less you cook it the better. That is why this carpaccio is…
Deep-fried Padron Peppers
Galicians have a popular saying that describes Padron peppers better than anything else: ‘Os pementos de Padrón, uns pican e outros non’. It means…
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…
How to make the best fish stock for paella (or fideuà)
There are as many versions of a paella as there are chefs and families living alongside the Mediterranean coast of Spain. However, the one…
Andalusian-style potatoes (Papas aliñás)
No tapas bar in Cádiz is a real Cádiz tapas bar without ‘papas aliñás’. Of course, there is a reason for that… this cold…
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…
Russian salad (Ensaladilla rusa)
This is the very first time we dedicate a full recipe post to a Russian dish. Quite possibly it will also be the last…
Shrimp cakes (Tortillitas de camarones)
As we step into a corner bar in the popular quarter of Las Viñas, there is a voice shouting a command over the buzzy…
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…
Andalusian-style chickpeas and spinach
I never get tired of this recipe. Perhaps because this is comfort food at its best. An earthy, filling, warm and flavoursome veggie stew…
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!
Cojonudo & Cojonuda
Let’s get things straight from the beginning… ‘Cojonudo’ is a Spanish word that comes from the term ‘cojones’ (bollocks, testicles). It literally refers to…
Wild pheasant escabeche
One of the oldest Spanish food preservation techniques makes a glorious comeback to become the ultimate tupperware recipe. A delicious and tender pheasant with…
Wild trout in escabeche
I love escabeches. I really do. Not only they’re quick and easy to cook. I also find them delicious. And since they keep perfectly well in the fridge for days, they are a terrific choice when planning your weekly tupperware menu.
Gilda
This is a pintxo which is part of the Basque identity. It is also delicious, it can be done in no time and it needs hardly any cooking skills to master it. If that wouldn’t be good enough, it’s also a great option if you happen to be on a diet.
Green coriander mojo with wrinkly potatoes
The ‘Mojo de Cilantro’ is the king of the Canarian green ‘mojos’. Almost as popular as the ‘Mojo Picón’, this is a milder variety which makes it the perfect complement for any fish-based recipe.
Mussels and maize croquettes
Half croquette, half tiger. Discover the winning combination of flavours and textures that this simple recipe will bring to your table.