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Spanish Christmas Lamb Recipe – Slow Roasted Lamb with Potatoes and Onions (Cordero con Patatas y Cebolla)

One of my favorite holiday recipes is Spanish Christmas lamb. Read on for how to prepare this delicious main dish. Depending on where you live in Spain, Christmas dinner can mean different things (from cold shellfish to hot turkey!), but I think one of the most elegant and delicious Christmas...

Sherry Spiked Pecan Pie Recipe – The Best Pecan Pie You’ll Try

Lauren Aloise

This sherry spiked pecan pie recipe adds nutty oloroso sherry to the mix for an unforgettable depth of flavor. This is the perfect pecan pie recipe for Thanksgiving. I know what you’re thinking — wine in my pecan pie? But this is not just any wine here — this is...

Mantecados Recipe: Traditional Spanish Shortbread Cookies

Melanie Glover

Today Melanie shares a recipe for a Spanish favorite, mantecados. These traditional shortbread cookies are popular around the holidays, but delicious all year round! Mantecados are one of Spain’s favorite sweet treats. They are super simple to make and a tasty crowd pleaser for any occasion. Mantecados are typically...

What is Cava? Why Spain’s Champagne is Worth a Try!

Amy Bingham

Tis the season to break out the bubbly. And in Spain that toast-worthy bubbly is almost always cava. This month Spaniards will drink nearly 6 times more cava than they do during any other month of the year. But exactly what is cava? And how has it become the unofficial beverage...

9 Signs It’s Almost Christmas in Spain

Amy Bingham

Christmas in Spain is a marvel all its own. Where I am used to strings of lights and wire reindeer, in Madrid I find metal light panels and sparkly garland. When I look for candy canes, I find holiday turrón. In place of TV ads for Christmas sales, I see...

11 Spanish Christmas Recipes for a Traditional Holiday Feast

Amy Bingham

Discover the most traditional Christmas foods in Spain with these 11 Spanish recipes for a classic holiday feast! Christmas in Spain is celebrated, above all else, at the table. Families pack into overflowing dining rooms for holiday meals that last longer than most American football games. Spanish Christmas recipes that...