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Property investment in Germany: how to buy a rental apartment and build long-term wealth
Property investment in Germany can help you earn rental income, repay mortgage debt over time and create another…
Spanish home cooking
Classic home-cooked recipes, explained step by step
More than 450 everyday recipes: sponge cakes and tarts, homemade bread, tapas, fish, rice dishes, sauces and drinks. Simple ingredients and clear steps.
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- Fish and seafood 33 recipes
- Meat and stews 25 recipes
- Rice and pasta 34 recipes
- Vegetables and pulses 32 recipes
- Ice cream 19 recipes
- Sauces and dressings 24 recipes
- Drinks 20 recipes
- Kitchen tips 22 recipes
Fresh out of the oven
The latest published and updated recipes.
Baking
Christmas food in Spain and the traditions behind every dish
A guide to Christmas food in Spain: what is eaten on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve…
Vegetables
Zucchini and prawn quiche
A puff pastry quiche filled with sautéed zucchini, prawns and onion in an egg, milk, cream and Emmental…
Vegetables
Eggplant and mozzarella stew
A comforting stew of eggplant cubes simmered with onion, garlic, crushed tomatoes, vegetable stock and white wine, finished…
Vegetables
Fried peppers
Spanish fried peppers: strips of red or green pepper dredged in seasoned flour and fried in olive oil…
Vegetables
Roasted eggplant
Simple oven-roasted eggplant slices brushed with olive oil, salt, pepper and optional garlic and herbs, finished with feta…
Sweets and baking
For those with a sweet tooth
Sweet creams and fillings
Lemon curd
Silky homemade lemon curd made with eggs, sugar, fresh lemon juice, zest and butter. Perfect for lemon pie,…
Sweet pastries
Paco Torreblanca’s olive oil sponge cake
A light olive oil sponge cake in the style of Spanish pastry chef Paco Torreblanca, made with extra…
Sweet creams and fillings
Almond gianduja
Homemade almond gianduja: a smooth spread of finely ground toasted almonds and semi-sweet chocolate. Great on toast or…
Sweet pastries
Raspberry muffins (magdalenas)
Soft Spanish-style raspberry magdalenas made with oil, milk and vanilla and studded with fresh or frozen raspberries. Easy…
Bread and doughs
The smell of freshly baked bread
Bread
Farl bread
Northern Irish farl bread: a simple flatbread of flour, yeast, salt and water, cooked on a griddle. Great…
Doughs
Eric Kayser’s liquid sourdough starter
How to make Eric Kayser's liquid sourdough starter with whole rye flour and filtered water, fed daily for…
Bread
No-yeast bread
A quick, easy no-yeast bread made with flour, salt, baking soda and warm water. No rising time: bake…
Bread
Homemade pan de cristal (glass bread)
Homemade pan de cristal, the Spanish "glass bread" with a shatteringly crisp crust and a light, open crumb.…
Appetizers and starters
Tapas and starters to share
Starters
Deviled eggs with avocado and foie gras
Elegant stuffed eggs filled with a creamy mix of yolk, avocado, foie gras terrine, mayonnaise, Dijon and lemon,…
Appetizers
Pan tumaca with an olive oil pipette
Spanish pan tumaca (bread with tomato) with a fun twist: toasted rustic bread, grated tomato and garlic, served…
Starters
Avocado and salmon salad
A fresh salad of mixed greens, avocado and oven-baked salmon with a honey Dijon lemon dressing. Healthy, quick…
Starters
Jamie Oliver’s roast potatoes
Crispy roast new potatoes Jamie Oliver-style with whole garlic cloves, fresh rosemary, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Fish and seafood
From the sea to the table
Fish
Squid stew
Spanish guiso de calamares: tender squid simmered with onion, garlic and tomatoes in a sauce of paprika, white…
Fish
Salt-baked sea bream
Spanish dorada a la sal: a whole gilthead sea bream baked in a coarse salt crust that keeps…
Fish
Hake in squid ink sauce
Tender hake loins in a silky black squid ink sauce with onion, garlic, tomato, white wine and fish…
Fish
Salt cod with lemon vinaigrette
Desalted, poached salt cod served over greens or roasted vegetables with a zesty lemon, garlic and fresh herb…
Rice and pasta
Rice and pasta
Rice
Paella my way
Paella “a mi manera”: how to make paella your own way with chicken, rabbit, prawns, mussels, clams or…
Rice
Seafood paella
How to make Spanish seafood paella with shrimp, mussels, clams and squid, rice, saffron, garlic, tomato and paprika…
Rice
Red rice with carabinero prawns
Arroz rojo de carabineros: Spanish rice with deep-red carabinero prawns, tomato, paprika, saffron and vegetables. Vibrant and full…
Pasta
Pasta puttanesca
Classic Italian pasta puttanesca with crushed tomatoes, black olives, anchovies, garlic and chili. Bold, spicy and ready in…
Welcome to la cocinita
This is where we keep the recipes we cook at home: the classics, the ones we ask for on every birthday and the ones we have picked up along the way. Every recipe includes the ingredient list and numbered steps so you can follow it easily, print it or share it.
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