Spanish

brindisa shop

Brindisa

Living in central London I am very lucky to have access to authentic imported Spanish products from Brindisa. Many UK supermarkets now sell a few Spanish products like pimenton and even Padron peppers. The main shop is in Borough Market across from London Bridge station. They also have a smaller […]

morcilla stuffed baby squid

Morcilla Stuffed Baby Squid

🇪🇸 En español: Calamares Rellenos con Morcilla These baby squid stuffed with morcilla, (Spanish black pudding) make a great tapa. This recipe was inspired by one from Jamie Oliver influenced by a couple of others I found on the web. Serve with a chipotle and lemon salsa style sauce to […]

squid with black pudding and peppers

Squid and Black Pudding with Peppers

En español: Calamares y Morcilla con Pimientos This easy mid-week meal originates I believe from the city of Burgos, the home of the legendary El Cid. Morcilla as used in this recipe is the Spanish version of black pudding. You can find out more about it here. Credits: Diana Henry […]

tortilla de papas

Spanish Omelette with Courgette

I love eating tapas-style, and this tortilla de patatas recipe with courgette (zucchini to our American cousins) is easy and very tasty.

papas arrugadus

Wrinkled Potatoes

Brought over by explorers to South America in the 1600s and cultivated in the Canary Islands ever since you are sure to have had them on holiday there.

mojo picante sauce

Homemade Mojo Picante

Mojo picante, the spicy red pepper sauce is served with papas arrugadas, the wrinkly potatoes, all over the Canary Islands.

alioli

Alioli

A lovely home made Spanish style garlic mayonaise

spanish chicken tray bake

Spanish Chicken Bake

It’s been a long day and you want to make something that’s easy and needs very little washing up afterwards. What you need is a Spanish-style one-pan chicken bake made with juicy chorizo, chicken and vegetables.

Chilli con carne with rice

Chilli con Carne

An all-time tex-mex classic chilli con carne recipe, low in fat and using mainly store cupboard ingredients.

hake bake

Baked Hake Spanish Style

A fabulous recipe for low-fat oven-baked fish and chips that uses one pan! This will prove to be a family favourite at the supper table and uses the whole hake in place of cod or haddock fillets, which is a more sustainable fish to use. Children will love its mild taste too.