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Flavours of Love: 4 Historical Ingredients for Valentine´s Day

Over time, ingredients like strawberries, violets, roses, and chocolate have taken on deep symbolic meaning, becoming iconic elements of love and passion. Their rich history and captivating flavours are now central to romantic celebrations. This week, I’ll share four enchanting love stories behind these timeless symbols of romance. I hope you will live it.

Cider Culture in Asturias: Tradition, Crafting, and Festive Customs

Asturias, one of Spain's lushest and most picturesque regions, is home to a delicious drink that is more than a mere drink. In Asturias, cider is interwoven with the fabric of its people, culture, and history.

Eating with the Seasons: 6 Reasons You Should Choose Seasonal Foods

Eating seasonal food is a practice deeply rooted in our culinary traditions for centuries. However, in the era of global food availability, many people need to catch up on the benefits of incorporating seasonal produce into their diets.

Cooking with Texture: Unlocking the Power of Thickeners in Your Kitchen

This week, we will explore one of the most important aspects of cooking: the world of thickeners and how to use them to achieve the perfect texture in sauces and preparations. I'll share some tricks for rescuing overly thin sauces and provide practical examples to experiment with in your kitchen.

The most used spices in Spanish Cuisine

This week I am opening my pantry to show you my favourite spices. I will give you some examples and tips on how to use them to achieve a good balance of flavours in your dishes and make them successful.

The Mediterranean food; history and mix of cultures

This month we delve into the Mediterranean Sea to discover one of its most valuable treasures. Its culinary culture, a way of life created with many influences of the peoples and civilisations inhabited the Mediterranean basin over the years.

Sustainable Food, the recipe to improve the planet

This month we talk about sustainable food and all the benefits has this way of life. Learn the recipe of how to stop climate change and improve your health and the health of the planet.

Everything you need to know about Lentils

Lentils are one of those ingredients that you can find in most Spanish pantries, and it is one of the most widely used legumes globally. They are cultivated in all regions with a temperate climate, as it is easy to harvest and favours the regeneration of the soil.

The Twelve lucky Grapes

This week I bring you one of the most popular traditions in our country. This festivity has spread throughout Spain and is becoming more and more widespread in different parts of the world, celebrating abundance, prosperity and good luck for the year that is about to begin.

Best time of the year to eat Seafood

With autumn, the season to consume seafood begins, and the local markets are supplied with good quality products. Seafood is one of the most exquisite and healthy foods that we can find in Spanish cuisine.

Selectiun Wagyu Kurado "Cecina", the fusion of two gastronomic traditions

Can you imagine a jerky made with the traditional Spanish treatment, using authentic Japanese wagyu meat? Do not imagine, because I have tried an exceptional product this week that has surprised me a lot, and I think you will like to know it.

The best Spanish seasonal ingredients in summer

This week I bring you a selection of the best seasonal ingredients you can find this summer in the Spanish food markets. And I would also like to share some of the delicious recipes that I have made, ideal to try this summer.

Discover the benefits of eating Broccoli

In the world of healthy eating, there is a green superhero that often goes unnoticed: broccoli. This humble vegetable ...

The best ingredients in Spring

Spring is one of the most extraordinary and surprising seasons of the year. Since ancient times, this season has been associated with the earth's fertility and the revival of nature.‍

The Breakfast on Andalucía's Day

This week on the occasion of the "Día de Andalucía", I want to bring you something very typical and traditional of the Andalusian people.

Fennel, a Veggie Full of Qualities

This bulb, known for its anise-like flavour, not only adds a distinctive touch to your recipes but also boasts a range of nutritional features that could enhance your well-being.

Find the best Spanish Ingredients in December

Autumn says goodbye, giving way to wintery food. Spoon dishes, stews and potages, take centre stage at our table. Citrus is at its best, being the tastiest and sweetest ever. And our garden turns green thanks to our leaves vegetables as cabbages or broccoli.

Chanterelles Soup, Muhrooms croquette and crispy sweet potato

Chanterelles soup, Mushrooms croquette and crispy Sweet Potato

As autumn arrives, mushrooms become one of the season’s star ingredients. Their earthy flavour and unique texture make them perfect for comforting dishes. In this recipe, I'll show you how to prepare a delicious mushroom soup, ideal for those cooler days. Filled with autumn aromas, and made with simple ingredients, this soup is the perfect way to enjoy a warm and nourishing meal.

Four Spanish Pork products that perhaps you have never eaten

This week, I want to show you about some of the typical Spanish pork products that perhaps you have never eaten. And of course introduce you to a couple of very typical dishes of the day of "La Matanza", the sacrifice day of the pig, in which the grandmothers were in charge of cooking for the entire entourage, family and friends who helped in these busy days.

How to make very tender Spanish Meatballs, "ALBÓNDIGAS"

Learn how to make this beautiful dish with a lot of influences. In ancient Rome, meatballs have been sold in the street, which would be today street food. At that time only the wealthiest had a kitchen, so street food was prevalent in Rome. The meatballs were the perfect food to eat with your hands and fill the belly well with little money.

The best Spanish seasonal ingredients in Autumn

This week I bring you a selection of my favourite ingredients in this culinary season. It’s always a good thing to respect the temporality of the products; you will obtain the best quality and flavours of your recipes.

3 Spanish delicasies from the sea, maybe you have not tried

Spain enjoys a great diversity of products coming from the sea, that are prepared and sold in different ways such as the traditional conservation techniques, the “salazón” salted, the dried or dehydrated, the smoked, pickled “escabeche”, as the most common.

10 Must-have ingredients for Spanish Cooking

Hello friends! Today I have prepared a list of the ingredients that must be in your kitchen when you are going to prepare Spanish food.

The best Spanish seasonal food in June

Spanish seasonal food is always delicious in June, with so many fresh flavours and interesting ingredients to use in the best recipes.

Spanish Sausage Chorizo

Chorizo is a sausage that contains pork, bacon (tocino), garlic, salt, pepper, paprika (pimentón), and other spices as bases ingredients. One of its main characteristics are the unmistakable smoky aroma, coming from the manufacturing process, and the singular flavor of the PIMENTON (paprika), and the mix of spices and herbs, used in most of recipes.

The 10 Best shops of Spanish food products online

Today, with the rise of the online business, we could say that we can almost find any typical Spanish product and have it sent home or at work in a few days. That is why I propose this fantastic list of the best top 10 online shops of Spanish food products online, where you can find an incredible variety of options to prepare the best tapas and dishes from the Spanish recipe book.

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The selection of these 12 old recipes of humble origin tries to show the more representatives products of my country. Enjoy!