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We will go to Spain today. We will cook Empanada, a stuffed bread dish typical in Spain and also in Portugal. There are also little empanadas or empanadillas that are popular in South America too. Maybe the most famous Empanada is the Empanada Galleg (read full article)
A typical dish from Catalonia, in Spain. A wonderful vegetarian dish. Roasted vegetables served, of course, with olive oil. An explosion of flavor.Ingredients:1 eggplant1 green pepper1 red pepper1 onion1 tomato1 tablespoon chopped garlicSome salt to (read full article)
Today I will make my own Hamburger Buns. And I will make them because I do not like the usual industrial bread made to serve with your hamburgers. The good thing about making your own bread is that you can make it the way you like it. You can choose (read full article)
We will bake some Muffaletta Bread. I will use a bread machine for the dough and then I will bake the loaves in the oven. I will make individual loaves.It is very convenient to make the dough in a bread machine but you can also do it by hand. It is h (read full article)
CRAB & SPAM TERRINECooking with Spam? Why not? It is not the best meat but if you mix it with good ingredients, you can get something delicious. This is what I will try.Ingredients:1 can Spam (or similar)1 can crab soupSome extra virgin olive oil (read full article)
Apples. Apfelstrudel is a kind of apple pie from Austria. You can find apple pies everywhere. Many countries have their own recipes. I tried this Apfelstrudel and I found it really good. If you like apples and if you like apple pies, believe me, you (read full article)
Pasta! A dish with lots of possibilities. I will cook a simple Lasagna. But of course, if you use your imagination, you can create your own Lasagna. It is a bit of work, but it is worth it. Let’s cook it.Ingredients:9 lasagna slicesSome drops of oi (read full article)
A delicious surprise for me. This is one of my favourite American recipes. I have to admit that I was not a broccoli lover. But now, I find it good. This recipe is wonderful. I discovered it as a side in a Southern restaurant and then, of course, I h (read full article)
Who doesn’t like bread? I really love it. And I love baking my own bread. I haven’t bought much bread since I got my bread machine. I bake almost all the bread I eat.You can make the kind of bread you prefer. You can mix flours. You choose. Your (read full article)
Fish. Salmon. Today I will cook salmon. This is a quick recipe. Very useful when you are in a hurry. You just need a can of salmon. I make my mustard salmon with a can of salmon but if you can get fresh salmon, you will have to cook it further. Then (read full article)
An American staple. I love meat loaf. It is a very rewarding dish. And it is easy to make. I am sure many of you have your own way of cooking meat loaf. I have my way too. I use a flour wheat tortilla in my meat loaf. I cut it in little pieces and ad (read full article)
Pinchitos, Kebabs, Kabobs, Brochettes… Food on skewers. Grilled, boiled, even roasted. They are popular in many countries. And delicious. I will make my own pinchitos. This is the way we call them in Spain. Pinchitos Morunos. Moorish Kebabs in Engl (read full article)
I discovered Moussaka in Greece many years ago. It was something good. I was travelling in Greece by myself. I remember being in Mycenae, the old archaeological site in the Peloponnese. I was in the porch of a restaurant. And I ordered Moussaka. It w (read full article)
Today is pizza day! Do you like pizza? Maybe you don’t like those mushy pizzas. But there is nothing like a homemade crispy pizza! I will show you the way I make my own pizza. You can even make your own dough. It’s not difficult. I will show you (read full article)
Stuffed Chicken. A classic. I am sure you will know many ways of stuffing a chicken. In this recipe I will use a small chicken, a sort of gallinita or picantón but, of course, you can use a regular chicken or even a turkey. As for the stuffing, what (read full article)
I remember that when I was a kid I didn’t like puff pastry. That changed when I started using it to cook stuffing it with different ingredients. This recipe is very easy to make. In this recipe I stuff the puff pastry with chicken but you can do it (read full article)
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