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Salmorejo
Salmorejo is a variation of the more widely known gazpacho soup. I came accross it during my Spanish holiday this summer, and I instantly knew that once I get back home I need to try to replicate it. As with many of the traditional recipes, finding the ’real’, ’authenthic’ one is like finding a needle in a haystack. A google search for ’salmorejo recipe’ reveals more than 850,000 results. This shows how popular the recipe is. And it also shows that there are as many variations as there are chefs, cooks and recipe writers. Nevertheless, a few things are clear: salmorejo is a thick, creamy soup, with really only a…
Vegetarian Red Thai Curry and Jasmine Rice (AD)
This post has been sponsored by TILDA. All thoughts and opinions are my own. We all love a curry night don’t we! There is something so special about a big bowl of curry taking centre stage on the dinner table,…
Vegetarian Christmas Recipe: Wild Mushroom Pate
There’s something so special about this wild mushroom pate that makes it particularly festive and fit for a Christmas party. Maybe the richness of all the earthy flavours – or perhaps the simplicity of its presentation. And then there’s a…
The Big Night In – Powered by Toffifee (AD)
*This post has been sponsored by TOFFIFEE. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* Now that the summer’s over and days are already getting shorter, we tend to spend most of the evenings staying in with our families and our…
How to Cook a Duck (Chapter II): Duck Pilaf
In the first chapter of ‘How to Cook a Duck’ I talked about convenience and how it can sometimes save us, while costing us more than we are prepared to admit. Now for the second chapter I would like to…
Cherry and Ricotta Cake
Eating cherries by the bowlful at the beginning of summer is one of life’s small pleasures. Baking a cherry and ricotta cake on a Sunday morning – and eating it warm, over a cup of tea or a nice cappuccino…
Iberico Secreto Bowl
Secreto (also known as Iberico Secreto or Iberico Pork Secreto) is a unique cut from the shoulder of the world famous Spanish Iberico pig. The meat is well marbled, with a sweet, creamy fat that melts slowly during the cooking…
