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escabeche de pollo

Escabeche de Pollo de Navidad (Marinated Christmas Chicken)

FacebookEscabeche de Pollo de Navidad is a popular Christmas dish from the Extremadura region of Spain. It is a traditional dish of marinated chicken prepared with almonds, saffron, garlic and orange zest. Escabeche is cooked and served in a cazuela, an oven and stove proof dense terracotta dish. It retains […]

scotch eggs

Scotch Eggs

Facebook Scotch eggs are boiled eggs wrapped in sausagemeat, coated in breadcrumbs and then baked in the oven or deep-fried. Why they are called scotch eggs no one is really sure. Fortnum & Mason, a high-end London department store claims to have invented them in 1738 as a travellers snack […]

breton fish stew

Breton Fish Stew (Cotriade)

A cotriade is a traditional, coastal Breton fish stew and every family has its own recipe. It’s made using whole fish, cut into pieces, rather than fillets, with squid and mussels.