What Does A Mediterranean Diet Menu Consist Of? Spanish cooking, like the country and its people, is colourful, lively and robust. Olive oil and garlic are two of the most common ingredients in a Mediterranean Diet Menu having been imported by the Romans. Whilst under Arab occupation, which lasted for centuries, it took onboard saffron, […]
Try these Spanish Food Recipes
Spanish Food Recipes So you want to try cooking some Spanish food recipes? We have tried to include a little bit of everything so that you can always try something different. There are some chicken, meat, seafood and tapas recipes. Gazpacho Spanish Omelette Pollo al Limon Gallina en Pepitoria Pollo en Salsa de Tomate Rabo […]
Spanish cuisine, Rabo De Toro recipe
This Rabo de Toro dish originated in Cordoba, where the dish was made from the tail of a bull recently killed in the Corrida de Toros. Nowadays it is harder to find bull meat so oxtail is used. Ingredients 1 Oxtail – about 1.5 kg 250g carrots 100g onion 100g leek 6 garlic cloves 400g […]
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez De La Frontera – wine, sherry, horses and flamenco! North from el Puerto de Santa Maria we arrive at the world famous Jerez de la Frontera well known for its wines and sherry, its horses and flamenco. Described as one of the noblest towns in the Cadiz Province it brings together the splendour of […]
Pollo en Salsa de Tomate (Chicken in Tomato Sauce)
Ingredients Chicken portions 1/2 onion 2 cloves garlic 1 bay leaf 1 glass of dry white wine 400gms tin of tomatoes sliced mushrooms 1/2 cup frozen peas olive oil Method Pour olive oil into pot, enough to cover base. Add chopped onions and bay leaf and fry till softened but not brown. Add garlic. Next […]
Rodaballo con Mariscos (Turbot with seafood)
Rodaballo con mariscos (Turbot with seafood) 2 onions finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped 1 large tomato, skinned and finely diced 1 tablespoons of olive oil 1 pinch of hot paprika 1Kg of turbot, skinned and boned 8 pilgrim scallops 12 bay scallops 20 peeled shrimps 125ml white albarino wine Method Sweat the […]
Great selection of Nerja restaurants
We found it a difficult one to choose our favourite Nerja restaurants! There are reportedly over 400 restaurants and tapas bars in Nerja, enough to cater for all tastes. We have limited ourselves to listing a small selection of popular Spanish and International establishments. Bar El Cangrejo Calle La Habana 18 A traditional tapas bar […]
Bar Restaurant Viceversa, Estepona port
Bar Restaurant Viceversa, Estepona port by Danny (Estepona) In the port of Estepona,is a little bar,snack bar called Viceversa. It is just as you go on the right,nothing big,but the food is excellent. They also have a very good red wine(Mundo Viejo). It is a warm place, people are friendly,they make you feel comfortable,like you’re […]
Albondigas (Savoury Meatballs)….
Moorish in origin, these fragrantly spiced meatballs (Albondigas) are tossed in a paprika-flavoured tomato sauce to make another well-loved tapas bar favourite. Ingredients 300g minced pork (makes about thirty) 3 garlic cloves, crushed 50g dried white breadcrumbs 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons […]
Where is the best place to go for Gibraltar bars and restaurants?
Where is the best place to go for Gibraltar bars and restaurants? by John Hi, We are going to visit Gibraltar soon and will be staying at the Eliott Hotel. We were just wondering where the best places are to eat or just to go for an evening drink? Comments for Where is the best […]