The traditional Spanish meatballs in almond sauce recipe is perfect for a tapas style meal, or for the main course. Read on for the delicious Spanish recipe! I grew up eating Italian style meatballs, simmered for hours in homemade tomato sauce. My family would have an … [Read more...]
Traditional Spanish Pisto Recipe
Pisto is basically the Spanish version of ratatouille (stewed vegetables), and it's one of my husband's favorite dishes. It sounds remarkably simple, but like most simple dishes in Spain there are excellent versions and terrible ones. The trick, as usual, is the quality of your … [Read more...]
Cod with Cauliflower Recipe (Bacalao con Coliflor)
The history of salt cod (bacalao/bacalhau/baccalà) is fascinating. It's one of the most traditional dishes in Spain, Portugal and Italy-- but cod is found nowhere near our coasts! The story of cod is long and complicated, and nowadays eating the fish itself is very controversial … [Read more...]
Mar i Muntanya Recipe (Catalan Chicken and Shrimp)
When I saw this traditional Catalan recipe for chicken and shrimp, I knew I just had to make it. Mar i muntanya (surf and turf) is a typical concept in Catalan cuisine and combines the wonders of Catalan geography--amazing seafood and delicious mountain fare. … [Read more...]
Easy Vegetable Paella Recipe – Spanish Vegetarian Paella
This traditional Spanish vegetable paella recipe is one of my favorites. It's typical from Murcia, where they still make paellas on an open fire! This is a vegetarian paella recipe, and the perfect addition to your next barbecue. Whether you call it paella or not, we all … [Read more...]
