Let’s learn about a new technique about how to thicken and flavour a sauce.
Chicken in Pine Nut & Saffron Stew
Tuesday, 6 July 2010 By 6 Comments
Pork Fillet with Orange & Sherry Sauce
Monday, 8 December 2008 By 6 Comments
As everyone knows, December is the busiest time of year. Christmas shopping needs to be done and after that the goodies need wrapping. One after the other Christmas party has to be attended and your “fat” clothes come out of hiding for the silly season. Between all these multitude of to-do lists and events, daily life activities has to carry on too. Cooking is definitely one of them.
New Potato, Courgette & Tarragon Tortilla
Monday, 28 July 2008 By 7 Comments
What started off as an enthusiastic project this year ended up in an overgrown mess in our backyard. I so wanted to have a flourishing vegetable garden this year, being able to eat from the plants as we need them, but alas, it didn’t happen. Things were more or less under control until we went to Ireland for a week and when we came back weeds that came from nowhere were towering over my plants. That’s okay, I thought, I’ll just get them and the next day set about removing them. For three days in a row I weeded 10 bucket loads of the pesty plants, but to no avail. I gave up. The garden won this year.
Potato & Onion Spanish Tortilla
Thursday, 18 October 2007 By 10 Comments
The Spanish Tortilla is not to be mixed up with the Mexican version. This omelette is one of the Spaniards’ staple foods. Stacks upon stacks of them are in the fridge compartments of supermarkets, ready to eat. In tapas bars they are cubed and speared on cocktail sticks, served with drinks. It can be eaten hot, it can be eaten cold, it is just so versatile.
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