Is there anything funnier than making your own pastry and then baking a Poison Pie (like I did last year)? Yesâmaking skull and bone shaped scones!
Continue reading “Skulls and bones (or: scones and scones)”Lentejas (lentil stew)
A traditional, cheap and comforting one-pot dish đ
We’re having this quite often, now that the weather is starting to get dark and nasty.
I use a pressure cooker, but a deep pot with lid works very well too… although it will take longer to cook!
Continue reading “Lentejas (lentil stew)”Retro style sesame and sour salad
Quick to make, weird and pleasant to eat đ€Ș
It has a nice, gentle crunch, and the sesame oil and cheese are balanced out by the sourness of the vinegar and the pickled radishes. It somehow… works?
Devvers says it has such a strong 80s vibe, maybe it’s the colours… maybe it’s the arrangement? I think it’s the sweetcorn!
Continue reading “Retro style sesame and sour salad”Coca de llanda
Last Sunday I was yearning for something sweet and comforting, but nothing I could buy looked enticing to me. I knew the answer could only be something I’d bake!
And so I made this classic Spanish sweet sponge: coca de llanda.
It’s quite easy and fast to make. Give it a go!
Continue reading “Coca de llanda”Bocadillo de hĂgado con picada (livers with green sauce sandwich)
This is the home-cooked version of a classic tapa or bar food. Normally you either snack from the livers drenched in this brutal green garlicky sauce, or have them on a ‘sandwich’ which has also been generously drenched in the sauce.
I’d warn that this is not something you want to bring to your office, unless you really hate your coworkers, because the garlic is STRONG in here.
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