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Spanish recipes to make at home, with ingredients that are common on the UK and others that you can find at our store to give it a really Spanish taste to your dinner.
Patatas a la importancia, a Spanish classic recipe
Patatas a la importancia is a classic recipe from the north of Spain. I would translate the name of this dish as potatoes a la important, which is such a fun name that my British friends always ask if I made up the name. However, this is the real name of this dish,...
Paella Kit – the perfect antidote to grey winter days
Spanish lifestyle, Spanish Recipes
Ah – memories of long sunlit days, not a cloud to be seen. Dodging from shady spot to shady spot in the early afternoon, and feeling the heat still rising from the pavements in the late evening as you eat outside. Just like Scotland – not! The world being...
Asturian Fabada recipe, and a bit of Asturian beans literacy
Asturian fabada is one of the most famous Spanish dishes, but as many traditional Spanish recipes, some times it is difficult to find one that is faithful to the tradition. The recipe that I´m bringing to you this week comes from 'The Wee Honey Bee', the cook that...
St James Cake (Tarta de Santiago), A Traditional Spanish Cake Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free
20m + 25m baking. Serves 10. St James Cake (Tarta de Santiago in Spanish) is one of the best-known traditional Spanish cakes. Basically made with almonds, eggs and sugar, it is a really easy recipe to make when you know how to do it properly. My first try at home was...
The home-barista: how to make the perfect cup of coffee with a moka coffee maker
There is an easy way to have a great coffee at home: using capsule coffee machines. They fast, easy to use, and the result is quite good. But they are also quite expensive for a conventional packed coffee, you can not use speciality coffees, and they generate more...
Recipe: Crema Catalana. An easy-to-make dessert full of history and taste
Serves 6. Vegetarian. Gluten Free. Crema Catalana, is a typical custard dessert from Catalonia, often confused with the French crème brûlée because they look very similar. However, while crème brûlée is more popular, crema Catalana is more ancient. We can find the...
Chickpea stew with spinach: a healthy recipe that will help you with Spring fatigue
Serves 4. On the past week, I wrote about the five Mediterranean foods that help you to deal with spring fatigue. This week I would like to introduce an easy recipe that includes two of those ingredients (pulses and vegetables) and is packed with vitamins, minerals...
Cod with saffron and prawns, a Spanish Easter recipe
Serves 2 | 30 minutes | Difficulty: Easy. According to the Catholic traditions, meat represents the body of Christ crucified, and eating meat during Lent and Easter was considered gross, unrespectful and even a sin. However, Spaniards have always loved eating well,...

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