Previously I posted the recipe for Tiramisu, and now I’m following with my second favourite dessert: Philadelphia Cheesecake with dulce de leche. The dulce de leche is a very popular confection in Spain and Latin America. The cheesecake with dulce de leche recipe is inspired by a dessert you find at Starbucks in Spain. I […]
Tag: home-cooked meal
French creamy beef stew
The creamy beef stew, “blanquette de veau” in French, is my favourite traditional French meal. My granny -the same granny who makes the lemon pie, used to do it each week when I was visiting during my childhood, and I remember its wonderful taste until nowadays. It is a kind meat ragout with a white […]
Oven roasted Mediterranean vegetables
Chicken curry with coconut milk
Curries, especially those that are made with coconut milk, are one of my great loves since I discovered them. There is a huge variety of Indian, Thai or Chinese recipes, but the chicken curry with coconut milk is one of the most popular. In this post I attempt to make a version with ingredients easy […]
Quiche Lorraine flavoured with rosemary
Spanish vegetable stew
This Spanish vegetable stew is a Spanish recipe that looks a little bit like a French ratatouille, a sautéed vegetable dish typical from the Mediterranean area, South of France. In this recipe you need to use Ñora pepper, a kind of dry pepper that is found easily in Spain. It´s used widely in Valencia and Murcia, where I saw […]
Spanish chicken rice with sherry
Rice in Spain is very appreciated and involved in any big family meeting, specially in the traditional meals of South Spain, where it is eaten directly in the cooking pan with a spoon, by all the guests, just like this Spanish chicken rice. Rice is not just about paella, as it is usually perceived from […]
Spanish Potato Gratin with chorizo
This potato gratin is a Spanish version of the famous french “Gratin dauphinois“, originate from the Alpes. There are many different ways to do it, but I specially like it with a home-made Béchamel sauce to make it very tasty and “fondant”. For the cheese, I really like the cheddar for any kind of “au […]