It's been a while since I´ve posted here! The truth is I decided it was time to make a real effort to finish the cookbook I´ve been working on for so … [Read more...]
Vendimia – the Sherry harvest
I am told that once upon a time there were around 300 bodegas here in town. This little corner of Spain, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Sanlucar de … [Read more...]
Cold soups and limonana
Salmorejo de remolacha, ajo blanco and limonana "The wind is in from Africa, last night I couldnt sleep..", The words of the old Joni Mitchell song … [Read more...]
Salmorejo
When life gives you lemons, they say make lemonade. So what do you do when your friend gives you a big bag of ripe, home grown tomatoes and a mountain … [Read more...]
Moroccan Style Black Olives
When I told my mother in law that I had just made 10 kg of olives she was a bit shocked. What on earth are you going to do with them all? she asked. … [Read more...]
Orange and Quince
My friend and kitchen soulmate Ingrid told me she was having a love affair with quince. Quince? The word brought images to my mind of old English … [Read more...]
Olive Oil
I wrote in my last post that less and less of what is consumed today in Spain is produced traditionally but I am discovering that there … [Read more...]