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17 February 2015
Mini sweet potato doughnuts called buñuelos de boniato
Last Thursday before Lent is called in Poland Fat Thursday. Traditionally it is a day dedicated to eating large quantities of sweets, normally forbidden during (...)
1 July 2014
Black rice with cuttlefish
I like very much black rice called arroz negro. And I'm not talking about black rice called also forbidden or purple rice, which probably has just came to your (...)
27 May 2014
Strawberry banana and orange juice smoothie
Since the beginning of strawberry season, which starts here in March,I've been preparing banana and strawberry smoothie with milk (often replaced by oat or (...)
29 April 2014
Basque mini open-faced pinchos sandwiches
Tasty, little,diverse in terms of combination of ingredients, often colourful pinchos (pintxos in Basque language) can be found on the counter of every Basque (...)
5 March 2014
Duck confit, orange and pomegranate salad
After Christmas and New Year culinary excess, 12 grapes eaten in 12 seconds (this year I managed to do it thanks to a very easy trick: peeling the grapes:)), (...)
22 April 2014
Salt Cod Fritters
The basic batter for Spanish fritters called buñuelos is made with flour, eggs, baking powder or baking soda and water or milk. This small treats can be sweet (...)
19 December 2014
Spanish three kings cake roscón de reyes
In Spain the night of 5 January isbelieved to be magic and exceptional, because during this night Three Kings come and bring the children (and not only) gifts (...)
18 February 2014
Barraquito Coffee
Almost ten years ago, when I came to Spain, Icouldn't just imagine a day without coffee - in a large mug with hot milk and sugar - now, I prefer tea, (...)
24 October 2014
Thick soup with codfish balls, pasta and vegetables
I must admit that I had a little problem with naming today's dish called in Spanish: Guiso de albóndigas de bacalao con aletría. The problem turned out to be (...)
11 June 2014
Banderilla Tapas with Vegetables
One of the popular tapas served in bars and taverns of northern Spain is Banderilla. These easy treats got their name from spears (one end has the spear and (...)
20 March 2014
Pisto with Fried Egg
Pisto manchego or simply pisto is a traditionalSpanishdish. Nowadays, vegetables added to a pisto varies depending on the season, region or a personal taste, (...)
26 June 2014
Monkfish with Clams
The magical San Juan night was three days ago and, as usual, I did not manage to prepare the traditional Catalan, sweet coca;being prepared specially for the (...)
3 June 2014
Fig and goat cheese tart
Can somebody loves so much a combination of some ingredients that is craving for them at least once a week?. Well, the answer is yes:). Every time I ask Rwhat (...)
9 February 2015
Meatballs with artichokes and peas
Probably many of you will look at me in disbelief if I say that the last few days were probably the coldest ones in my life... This is precisely the charm of (...)
26 May 2014
Cod with roasted red peppers
Cod is commonlyassociated with Portuguese kitchen, but it's hard not to notice its presence in neighbouring Spain, where many traditional dishes are also based (...)
10 February 2014
Crispy orange and almond cookies
Crispy and flavorful cookies in the shape of tiles, called in Spain tejas (teja in Spanish means tile), are a greataccompaniment to coffee or tea. Their only (...)
7 November 2014
Wild mushroom empanada
I would say thatempanada is a huge baked dumpling or pie, and an older brother of empanadillas, which are small baked dumplings, popular in Spain and several (...)
20 October 2014
Meatballs in tomato sauce
When a few years ago I decided to start a blog, not for a moment did I think that I would get so much involved in cooking, photographing and writing the posts. (...)
30 July 2014
Broccoli and feta cheese salad
Broccoli is not a vegetable which appears frequently in traditional Spanish dishes, but due to its high nutritional value is increasingly appreciated also in (...)
13 November 2014
Mackerel stew
In humid autumn days, which fortunately doesn't happen here very often, I fancy warming, one-pot meals that help me forget for a few hours about this (...)
4 March 2015
Brussels sprout salad
I have to admit that I definitely exaggerated with the amount of Brussels sproutspurchasedfew days ago at the market. As a result, last week I had them in (...)
21 July 2014
Courgettes stuffed with chanterelles and serrano ham
I like wandering around the Boquería food market and look for vegetables or fruits, which I simply can not find in other places. Without doubt, this is where (...)
19 June 2014
Tomato salad on salmorejo base
Recently I have been having an irresistible craving for tomatoes, and although I still have to wait for the ''truly'' red ones with a mouth-watering flavor, I (...)
17 March 2014
Toasts with sobrasada, goat cheese and pear
Have you ever heard of sobrasada?. It's Spanish raw, cured sausage made with ground pork, smoked paprika,salt, black pepper and otherspices. Thanks to its soft (...)
18 February 2014
Octopus in Red Wine
It took quite a long time before I decided to prepare octopus by myself:). I had it many times eating out or visiting family or friends, but I (...)
