Pinto Beans (or Red Beans) with Rice
This is our “quick” version of a traditional Spanish dish “Judias Pintas”. Its spicy and its filling…but beware the gas 🙂 Our home-made version is another way to make this…
Category: Main Dish
Lentejas (Spanish Lentils Soup)
This is a filling and healthy Spanish dish. Great with bread or by itself. Can be eaten as a starter or main dish. INGREDIENTS 250 gms (green) lentils 6 cloves…
Spaghetti con Gamberino (Spaghetti with shrimps)
This is my favourite pasta dish and I love to make it because no one else can make it the way I like it! We first had REAL pasta in…
Ensaladilla Rusa (Spanish Potato Salad)
Ensaladilla Rusa (literally – Russian Salad) is a traditional tapa served throughout every region of Spain, with little variation. Nearly every Tapas Bar will serve this colourful salad. A poorly…
Lasagne Bolognese
Bolognese sauce made with 1/2 kg minced beef (See Spaghetti Bolognese) 9 lasagne leaves Shredded Parmesan cheese For the Béchamel: 3 – 4 tbsp butter 1 1/2 tbsp…
Spaghetti Bolognese
This is our recipe for Bolognese sauce – not necessarily the REAL Italian way of making it. Its how we have made it and how we like it. We also…
Delia’s Chicken Paprika
I was looking for a chicken casserole recipe one day and was too lazy to check the internet sites, so I did it "old style"! Looked at the hundreds of…
Confit Byaldi
No, I haven’t made this, although I have made the "original" Ratatouille. But I do want to make it the next time an opportunity (a dinner party?) arises. According to…
Classic Ratatouille
Yes, this is the dish made famous by the movie of the same name by the cook of the same name! I first cooked it in honour of the trip…