Moroccan Beef Stew
Moroccan Beef Stew is hearty, flavorful and perfect no matter what you choose to eat it with! It’s supposed to cook to perfection whether it’s slowly simmered on the stovetop,…
Category: Stews
Chipotle Red Beans
INGREDIENTS 250 gms red beans 1/2 medium sized onion, minced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 chipotle, chopped 1 1/2 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp paprika 2 tbsp tomato paste Olive…
Chickpeas Marrakesh
INGREDIENTS 150 gms chickpeas, soaked overnight 1 vegetable cube 1 eggplant (approx 200 gms) 1 green pepper (100 gms) 1 tomato (approx 120 gms) 1/2 onion (approx 100 gms)…
Estofado de Carne con Patatas (Spanish Beef Stew)
Hubby first started cooking this dish when we went on a low calorie diet. It’s a hearty beef stew which is filling yet not heavy at all. It’s a very…
American Red Bean Soup
This is a more liquid version of our chilli beans and much less calories. We don’t use flour in this recipe and the portion also uses less beans than the…
Judías Blancas (White beans stew)
We usually cook Spanish bean dishes the night before…well, usually hubby cooks it. But we forgot to make it yesterday so I said I would do it this morning. I…
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…
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…
Cocido Madrileño (Chickpea Stew)
Stews or cocidos, as they are called in Spanish are typical main dishes in Spain, particularly in the central and northern regions of Spain. The Cocido Madrileño is named…