Avocado and Shrimp Salad

Hello everyone! I hope you like this delicious avocado salad I cooked today.  This dish is great for a dinner or just as a starter. It only takes a few minutes to prepare it and it is full of colour and flavour. In Spain avocados are mainly farmed in the South and at Cannary Islands. They have become part of Spanish cuisine in the last decade.  Avocados are delicious and a good source...

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Squid Meatballs

Hi everyone! Yesterday I cooked this delicious and healthy dish for dinner.  This is a traditional recipe from Cadiz, in the South of Spain. My granny used to cook this during Lent. Squid or cuttlefish can be used to prepare this recipe. This can be frozen once cooked and it will keep all its flavour and properties. It takes a little time to prepare it, but it is very easy and the result...

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Stewed Cuttlefish in Hot Tomato Sauce

Hi everyone! Today I cooked this delicious dish for dinner. Cuttlefish is highly consumed in Spain. There are different ways of cooking cuttlefish. The secret to get a soft result and keep the natural flavour of cuttlefish is that it has to be cooked  for just a few seconds over a high heat, or for a long time over a low heat. I usually serve this dish with rice, however steamed potatoes...

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Galician Style Octopus

Hi again! We've been spending our holiday in Spain. Actually I cooked this delicious dish at my brother's kitchen. This is the way octopus is cooked  in the North West of Spain. The secret to get a soft result and keep the natural flavour of octopus is that it has to be cooked  for just a few time over a high heat, which is the case of grilled octopus,  or for a long time over a...

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Mussel Pate on the Shell

Hi again! Today I cooked this recipe for you all. This dish is a delicious starter for a dinner and it is very easy to prepare. Galician seafood is worldwide known. The farming system for the production of mussel in Galicia is called "batea". This is a floating rectangular structure made of wood with several ropes attached, where mussels seeds grow. Mussel is highly consumed in Spain and it is a...

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