Since the times of the Spanish Inquisition ham has become an important part of the Spanish culture and represents a lot more than food for Spaniards! After 400 years they got pretty competitive at growing and curing these big, black pigs mastering the art of creating Pate Negra. Ham is so polular the Spanish dedicate…
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Chicken Jalapeno Poppers – Recipe
Summer is here and that means grilling! Poppers make perfect snacks, can be made ahead of time, and are easy to reheat later in the week. You can grill, bake or air-fry these as you like, here is how I do it; 6 Jalapenos halved – spoon out the seeds 2 Chicken thighs or breast…
Tapas – Chorizo Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
Madrid makes some mean Tapas and one of the best are the mushrooms stuffed with chorizo, lemon, parsley and garlic. Super easy and tasty for a tapas party. This recipe is inspired by the best, Meson del Champinion in Madrid. 1 pint button mushrooms – washed, caps removed, reserved, and chopped 1 link of hot chorizo –…
Bavarian Sauerkraut
This dish is a German staple and goes with everything you could imagine, especially if its a potato or sausage. Bavarian sauerkraut may sound like a complex dish but with a handful of cabinet staples and a few minutes time you can whip up a batch for the gang and eat like a baron. Its…
Preserved Lemons – Recipe
Preserved lemons are common in Moroccan cuisine and in the nomadic culture of the Sahara. They are amazing, let me show you why! Preserved lemons bring out the natural flavor of the ingredient being used and the salt curing the lemon kind of removes the citric notes of the lemon to make act as more…
Chicken and Preserved Lemon Tagine
A typical dish in Morocco involves steam cooking a roast of carefully placed veggies with or without a meat base into a pyramidal shape in order of cooking time so that we achieve the perfect textures for each veggie in the tagine. This is all set in special clay earthenware for which the dish is…
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