How-To (DIY stuff)

Rye Ciabatta Bread

A recipe for a light, airy rye bread, basically a rye ciabatta. This is a 45 percent rye, 55 percent wheat bread that uses an overnight sponge.

Pheasant, Grouse, Quail

Spanish Quail with Paprika and Onions

A Spanish recipe for quail stewed with paprika and onions. You then strain off the liquid and serve that with pasta. it's a great date night dish.

Featured

Zarzuela de Mariscos

A recipe for zarzuela de mariscos, a Spanish seafood stew with lots of different seafoods, tomatoes, peppers and a zippy herb pesto at the end.

Charcuterie

Spanish Fuet Sausage

How to make Spanish fuet sausage at home. Fuet is a long, thin salami-style sausage lightly seasoned with garlic, white pepper and wine.

Spanish

Spanish Caldereta

Caldereta is a slow cooked stew from Spain, with variations across Latin America and the Philippines. Usually made with beef, I use a venison neck roast here.

Mexican

Puchero

Puchero is a hearty stew made all over the Spanish-speaking world. This is a Mexican puchero recipe uses beef or venison and lots of vegetables. Simple, satisfying and it keeps well.

Spanish

Saffron Aioli

Aioli is one of those magic sauces, equally at home with both fried foods and poached meats. It is a…

Fish

Catalan Monkfish

A great monkfish recipe from Spain. Monkfish tails, seared and then sauced with a roasted garlic, saffron and tomato sauce. Any firm fish will work with this recipe.

Spanish

Spanish Green Sauce for Fish

This is the classic Spanish green sauce for fish, most often as merluza en salsa verde, but you can sub in other fish for the merluza, which is hake.

Mushrooms

Spanish Mushroom Rice

Basically this is a paella that hinges on mushrooms, with pork and paprika playing harmony. Wild mushrooms like porcini are best, but whatever you have will do.

Featured

Kak’Ik, Guatemalan Turkey Soup

A turkey soup recipe from Guatamala called Kak'ik, meaning "red and spicy" in Maya. It's a great turkey soup to try when you're looking for something new.

Charcuterie

Spanish Butifarra Sausage

Spanish Butifarra is a great basic sausage recipe to learn: Pork, salt and pepper, maybe one or two other spices.