When Christmas is looming I am often searching around for something a little different to add to the buffet table. Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year, especially where cooking is concerned. My Christmas cake is always ready, I know exactly what I will be doing for Christmas Eve, Christmas day, Boxing…
Category: Dinner
Bacon Hot-Pot. A simple one pot dish full of flavour!
If you have just made your own bacon and fancy a heartwarming meal, look no further! This is one of those meals I love to throw together and then do other things whilst it cooks away. Even if you think you cant cook, you cannot go wrong with this one. I like to use a…
My Bacon Journey – Hard to find – so make it yourself!
Who doesn’t like bacon and egg for breakfast? Or perhaps when the weather is cool you fancy a bacon hotpot! Bacon has always been a family favourite here, but to find British style bacon means a 40 minute round trip making it expensive to buy! Living in the campo has its drawbacks in Spain, and…
Navajo Indian Frybread – You just have to try it!
After a friend posted about this, I was intrigued! I had never heard of it ever! On reading the comments it was obviously a very popular thing in America and the uses of it seemed endless. A bread as a dessert, use it as a taco, have it for breakfast, with burger and beans, salads…
Make Your Own – Creme Fraiche … Yes it’s so easy!
Living in Spain and finding certain ingredients, can often prove difficult! If your home is remote, with small shops rather than the larger supermarkets such as https://www.mercadona.es/ or Lidl, it can be frustrating when you want to cook something and haven’t got what you need. The ‘Cooks In Spain’ cooking group, often carries questions about…
‘Scotch Eggs’ Well almost!
This was something I made up for the grandchildren. They love our own eggs and adore peas, so decided to try something different! Although the usual Scotch eggs are made frequently, this made a nice change. Served with some salad and crunchy bread, it was a successful light meal after a day at the beach,…
Faggots – A delicious blast from the past!
These came about after posting information on the cooking group about making sausages. A question was asked about whether the lamb casings used could be used for making Faggots. Never having had them, it took one of our members to intervene and put us straight! Faggots needed to encased in Caul fat! What was caul…
Cheesecake goes ‘posh’ … A luxurious centre piece!
It doesn’t get any easier than this. Create a beautiful dessert that looks like you have spent days in the kitchen! A no-bake cheesecake I think is much lighter than a baked one. Baked can be quite rich, especially when decorated. The decorations on this are super simple. The fancy dark chocolate lace pieces take…
Lizard (Lagarto) & garlic – Not the scaly kind, read on!
Some amusing topics for discussion pop up on the Cooks In Spain group. We have one member that is being left crates full of passion fruit by a mystery neighbour. Another lady was given the right ingredients for various vegetarian dishes. And then there was the lady that wanted to know how to cook ‘Lagarto’….
Braised Pork Cheeks … Delicious and tender!
Pork cheeks are one of those fairly cheap cuts of meat which are full of flavour. However, they are as tough as old boots if not cooked correctly.