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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Lentil and Chorizo Stew

Hello everyone! Here you have one of my favourite dishes for cold days. This Spanish traditional stew is full of flavour provided by several spices and it is also very easy to cook. Legumes are an important part of our Mediterranean diet. Lentil is a legume high in minerals, mainly iron, protein, vitamin E and B- complex vitamins. Chorizo, cumin and paprika give this dish that characteristic Spanish...

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Homemade Custard

Hello everyone! Today I've been cooking this traditional recipe for you. I can remember my granny cooking this dessert in her kitchen, that nice smell filled the house. She always served this custard topped with a biscuit, and the combination of that flavour, together with the custard was really good. I still do the same when I cook this for my son and his friends. For grownups I usually sprinkle...

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Cod Loin in Vegetables Sauce

Hi everyone! Today I'm going to show you how to cook this delicious and healthy dish. Cod has a white, mild flavoured flesh and it is highly consumed in Spain, mainly in the North. A colleague from the Basque Country gave me this recipe years ago.I always use dried salted cod loins whenever I cook this dish in Spain. It's quite difficult to find salted cod where I'm living now, so I've used fresh...

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Roasted Peppers

Hi everyone! Today I've been cooking these delicious roasted peppers for you all. They are very easy to prepare, and the result is amazing. Red peppers have great antioxidant properties,they are rich source of vitamin-C and A and they are very low in calories and fats. Their light flavour combines with a wide variety of dishes. This is the perfect side dish for any occasion. I often cook these...

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