Olivada is an olive pate from Spain which is similar to the better-known French tapenade. It can be made with black or green olives, smooth or chunky, and with…
This recipe for patatas a lo pobre, or poor man’s potatoes, is simple and really easy to make but full of flavour and textures. A traditional Spanish tapa recipe,…
Vegan stuffed mushrooms are easy to make and packed with fresh herb-y, garlicky, citrus-y deliciousness. These little guys are great served as party finger food, a starter or a…
Here’s a recipe for another uber-typical Spanish tapa: ensaladilla rusa or vegan Russian salad. It’s a very easy Spanish potato salad that will most definitely find in any and…
Potato bombas are tasty little stuffed mashed potato balls that you can find in Spanish tapas bars. I’ll be honest, although I’ve lived in Spain for three years, I’ve…
Fair warning: this may not be the quickest vegan paella recipe out there – most other interweb recipes will try to convince you that it can be done in…
I don’t think anyone needs me to give them yet another recipe for gazpacho. It’s so simple you pretty much can’t go wrong and the basic recipe is flexible…
I anticipate this post causing some controversy. I imagine my Spanish readers saying “what’s the point? Just use calçots … and that sauce ain’t right”. Well this post is…
I never imagined that I’d be so excited about a three-ingredient recipe. This is a revolution for me, and I hope for a lot of other garlic lovers too.…
If you were to ask me what the most ubiquitous dish in Spain is, I’d say certainly the tortilla de patata. As far as I know, every Spanish person…
So let me start off with full disclosure: In the 3 years I’ve lived in Spain, I have never had stuffed piquillo peppers. What’s more, we’ve had several jars…
Not all of my recipes work out. Some are lackluster, some could be alright with a few tweaks, and some are downright disastrous. But when you take the first…
