This marinara has no taste of the sea
So why is the best sauce ever created for pasta and pizza called 'marinara' if it doesn’t smell or taste of the sea?
It’s newly baked hot cross buns this year!
The making of Mallorcan savoury and sweet Easter pastries is very much a family affair and it begins a week or so before Good Friday.
Three Spanish cold drinks for hot days
In Mallorca, where almonds are plentiful, you will come across bars that have horchata de almendras (almond horchata).
Cool down with cucumber soup
Cucumbers and yoghurt are especially refreshing when combined, but the effect is compounded with the addition of lemon and mint, as is shown in this soup.
Tumbet: a laid-back dish for the summer
Tumbet is usually eaten as a starter nowadays, but at the height of summer when it is really hot, it makes a nice mains for lunch.
Try a spritzer when the heat is too high
Few drinks are as easy to make as a spritzer: fill a tall glass with ice cubes, add white wine to taste, and top up with soda water. And that’s it.
When the heat gets too high try sorbets
Some Mallorcans like to take their granizados through a straw before eating it with a spoon in the final stages.
A sobrasada that comes from Sicily
This Sicilian version of sobrasada is called nduja, it comes from Spilinga in the province of Calabria and it is made exactly like sobrasada.
Cocido madrileño as made by a madrileña
Andrew Valente shares the real recipe for a really good cocido madrileño and five rules you must follow.
Roast Turkey
Roast Turkey.
Answer to roast turkey problem
Roast turkey is quite difficult to cook, Andrew Valente brings how to make the perfect menu for this Christmas.
Tofu: unique veggie food
Today Andrew Valente will bring the delights of tofu to the table and some very easy recipes with this amazing food.
Tofu veggie food
Tofu veggie food.
Food for Thought
Fine eating on a low budget
It is a statistical fact that as a nation becomes more prosperous the sales of bread take a dramatic plunge.
Food For Thought
Get curry habit and live longer
Doctors have been discovering that curries help to protect us against deterioration of the brain and help to keep Alzheimer’s at bay.
Food for Thought
Basil: most faithful visitor to Majorca
Although basil, called albahaca in Spanish, is very much associated with the Mediterranean, it isn’t a popular herb in Spanish regional cooking.
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