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Easy Spanish Seafood Dish for Ash Wednesday

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:20:48 +0000

You probably don't think of Spain when someone mentions spaghetti, but pastas are often eaten in Spain as a first course of the midday meal, la comida. This dish combines ingredients typical of the Mediterranean and particularly of the Spanish diet, such as Spanish paprika or pimenton. It is also a quick and easy main course, and perfect for a meatless dinner during Lent. It will take you little time to prepare and require only very basic cooking skills.

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Eat Spanish Omelet and Chorizo Today

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:54:12 +0000

Carnaval, the week-long festival before Lent draws to a close today, and Lent starts tomorrow. Catholics around the world celebrate Shrove Tuesday, also called Mardi Gras or Pancake Tuesday. Not so in Spain! The Thursday that starts Carnaval, which is the week before Ash Wednesday is known as Jueves Lardero or Jovelardero, and is also known as Día de la tortilla (Day of the Omelet). Any way you look at it, Catholic Spaniards will be eating many meatless meals from now until Easter. During this period we'll feature plenty of choices for meatless dinners and tapas, like tortilla de patata.

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Spanish Baked Fish in Lemon Wine Sauce

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:04:31 +0000

This Spanish fish main course is simple to prepare, using only fresh fish, lemon slices and a touch of wine. Serve with rice or home-fried potatoes and a green salad and you have an entire Spanish meal in just a few minutes.

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Spanish Sparkling Cava and Turron for Valentine's Day

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:26:30 +0000

You can't got wrong on Valentine's Day with Spanish sparkling wine called cava, and a bit of turrón for your sweetie.

Turrón is a very traditional sweet of Moorish origin, and is very popular in Spain at Christmas. However, it is available on the web, or in your local gourmet market year-round. Try soft Jijona or turrón blando type, which is the consistency of peanut butter, or the hard Alicante - turrón duro, which is an almond nougat candy. Both types are delicious, come in a variety of flavors, and go well with cava.

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Spanish Chocolate Almond Cake

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:59:04 +0000

The Spanish truly love chocolate, whether it's hot chocolate drink, a filling in a pastry, or a rich truffle. This luscious chocolate cake is practically flourless, and combines two Spanish favorites - chocolate and almonds. Finely ground almonds and shaved sweet chocolate are mixed with lady fingers that have been soaked in Licor 43. The result is a rich-tasting, but light cake. Serve it as an end a special dinner, like Valentine's Day.

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A Spanish Dinner Says "Te quiero" to Your Valentine

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:34:49 +0000

We've put together a delicious Spanish menu for your Valentine's dinner, including an appetizer and dessert. These Spanish dishes require only basic cooking skills, and much of the preparation can be done ahead of time. That means you'll have more time to spend with your Valentine, sipping a glass of Spanish cava. Start with chilled langostinos in pink sauce for starters, and move on to a Spanish salad, pork smothered in onions and garlic, accompanied by paprika roasted potatoes. Finish up with a glass of cava, Spanish sparkling wine and a little Spanish turron, a nougat candy or easy coffee flan.

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New Tapa - Mussels in Wine Sauce with Red Peppers

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:03:33 +0000

Mussels in Wine Sauce with Red Peppers is a simple tapa, which is easy and full of flavor. Prepare it in about 20 minutes and serve with lots of slices of baguette. If you are a beginner cook, it's a good tapa recipe to start with - and a great recipe to impress your Valentine!

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Need Super Bowl Menu Ideas? Look no Further!

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:35:22 +0000

The Spanish aren't counting the days to the Super Bowl, but it is a big day for appetizers in the US. So, it's the party atmosphere, and desire to graze is perfect for a tapas buffet. We have a list of easy-to-make Spanish tapas for a Super Bowl buffet - our Spanish pizza with chorizo sausage and Serrano ham toppings, easy bravas potatoes, pancetta-stuffed mushrooms, or pinchos morunos (spicy pork kabobs).

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Clams in Green Sauce, a Simple Spanish Tapa

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:18:56 +0000

The Basque Country is located in the north of Spain, on the border with France. In the last 20 years, it has become well-known internationally for its cuisine, particularly its pinchos, the Basque word for tapas. Because of its' long coastline on the Cantabric Sea, and with many Basque fishermen, the cuisine has many seafood dishes. This easy recipe of clams in a light sauce of garlic, white wine and parsley is a crowd-pleaser any time of year... and it only takes about 20 minutes to prepare.

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Super Bowl Recipe Exchange Continues

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:50:21 +0000

Spanish Pork Picadillo is a very easy tapa or appetizer, and it's perfect to serve at a Super Bowl party. Cubes of pork are marinated overnight in a spicy mixture of paprika, garlic and white wine. Then the pork is quickly stir-fried and served with bread and/or fried potatoes. Serve in a bowl with lots of toothpicks, and let everyone "graze" on the spicy morsels.

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