Author: Elena Ivy

Nothing better than taking advantage of the Easter holidays to prepare homemade sweets, and not just torrijas or pestiños. Are vanilla cookies “easter bunnies” They are especially ideal for following tradition and hiding them around the house in small bags so that the children of the family are entertained while they look for them. Unlike cookies decorated with colored icing, in this case I have chosen to simplify them directly adding the colorings to the dough portions, in order to facilitate the work and so that the little ones can help us in its preparation. If you do not have…

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Holy Week tastes like torrija, this is a certainty as great as that on these dates the towns of coast and mountain They are filled with the arrival of vacation tourism around this very religious, but at the same time, very pagan celebration. On a gastronomic level, the celebration of this festival is not conceivable without a dessert made from fried bread coated with an egg sprinkled with sugar, and previously soaked in milk, flavored with cinnamon and orange according to the traditional recipe. Furthermore, this recipe is typically made in Spanish homes instead of purchased in supermarkets and bakeries…

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Talking about barbecues and castles in Castilla y León seems to define a common reality in which it is the largest autonomous community in Spain. Nine provinces and more than 90,000 square meters make the Castilian-Leonese community the largest and with the most provinces in the entire country and, also, one of the ones with the most history. A temptation that surprises us twice in Cuellara town of medieval origin with almost 10,000 inhabitants, in the province of Segovia and which is, on its own merits, one of the most charming towns in all of Spain. Declared a historical site,…

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I always thought that the ciabatta or ciabatta bread It was something tremendously complicated and unattainable, but it was enough for me to attend a bread workshop to verify that reality was quite far from my preconception. It is true that the dough of this bread is very sticky and moist, but it is precisely this aspect that makes its preparation simple, since it does not involve kneading. And it's not an option, it's just that it's “unkneadable.” The same thing happens to glass bread, which is worked with a system of dough folding. Zero kneading. The most cumbersome thing…

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The high season for outdoor barbecues is approaching: a beer and a grill are almost enough for this semi-religious experience, accompanied by our favorite meats, vegetables and fish with that smoked flavor so characteristic. One of the supermarkets with a selection of meat that lives up to consumer expectations, such as BonÁrea, has prepared a selection of special meats for the barbecue and this is the attractive result that makes anyone's mouth water. Their special barbecue includes unavoidable of this type of appointment: namely, a fresh Duroc sausage with pepper to share among several, as well as filleted pork belly,…

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In Spain we live under a tasty dictatorship if we talk about recipes with octopus. I do not deny that Galician-style octopus is a delicacy – because it is – but it is true that this traditional preparation of octopus a feira has eclipsed many other preparations with this cephalopod that we find in Spain. This is what happens in a certain way with baked octopus, a very traditional and very simple recipe from Murcian cuisine that allows us to have an appetizer worthy of kings. without complicating our lives in the kitchen the least. In fact, part of the…

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Pots, stews, soups, stews and stews have been part of the rich Spanish gastronomy for centuries. Fortunately, spoon dishes, far from going out of style, taste better every day. Traditional cuisine is more alive than ever and regularly present in our weekly proposals. Today it is the turn of the Murcian jarullos. It is one of those traditional recipes that comforts the body and lifts the spirits. Very easy to dowith ingredients that we find in any market and that, if they are of good quality, will elevate this humble preparation to new spheres.

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Although many homes now have dishwashers, hand washing is not going to disappear. At home we always have something that needs to be scrubbed, and it will always be better to have something to put it on than to leave it on any rag. With this stainless steel dish drainer You will be able to keep your countertops dry and tidy easily and for only 24.99 euros. niffgaff Dish Rack Stainless Steel Kitchen Dish Drainer (43.5 * 24.5 * 34.5), First Floor Dish Drainer for Sink, Cupboard Dish Drainer, Black Dish Drainer *Some prices may have changed since the last…

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