Pisto manchego: a classic Spanish dish that brings me back to my school days — not my student days, but when I moved to Spain to be an English teacher. At CEIP Maria Moliner, a public school in the San Blas … Continue reading pisto manchego
If you’ve ever tried to cook an octopus, you know it’s no small feat to achieve that perfect texture. I’ve listened carefully to all the lore about the best way to cook octopus: slam it against a rock after catching it from the … Continue reading grilled octopus with chorizo
I’ve been itching to share some news with you. But I wanted to wait until it happened because I didn’t want to tell you and jinx it and then oops, it never happened. Let’s rewind. Back in 2013, before I left … Continue reading quinoa bowls + walnut romesco
Tuna empanada, or empanada de atún, is a typical dish in Galicia, the autonomous community in the northwest of Spain. It’s different from the individual meat or veg pies you’d find in Argentina. Empanadas from Galicia fill an entire baking pan, … Continue reading tuna empanada
Hi kids. I’ve shared this recipe before, the Spanish tortilla with zucchini, but the last time I did was at the very outset of Back to Spain, and I was still committed to using iPhone-only photos to keep my blog authentic. … Continue reading spanish tortilla with zucchini
This past weekend, I got together with Marisol of Tiny Kitchen Treats at her UES apartment and she basically won my heart. Not only is she a badass for starting her own creative, adorable cookie company, she’s also part Spanish, part Colombian … Continue reading paella mixta
I know, I know. Back to Spain, you’ve already shared your recipe for salsa romesco! But now the Back to Spain secret to salsa romesco has been shared with the world via Food52, and I’m pretty effing excited about it. Check … Continue reading salsa romesco
What a MOMENTOUS week in history. And it’s about time. I loved the beautiful words of the fellow food lover Frank Bruni on how the Supreme Court’s ruling will change the way Americans feel about the country. While New York’s West Village hosted … Continue reading conservas variadas
This past week, there were highs and lows. Temperatures were high and the amount of AC in my apartment was low. Guernica magazine published a sort of ode to chicken tenders (high brow low, in a good way). First We Feast … Continue reading yellow gazpacho
This past weekend, there’s nowhere else I would have rather been than in New York. Not the beach, not the country, not a foreign city, not nowhere. It was that perfect weather kind of weekend when you can enjoy stumbling … Continue reading horchata de chufa
I’ve always been more of a french toast girl than a pancakes girl. Topped with fruit, stuffed with ricotta, the challah bread version, pain perdu, or the classic version that my dad used to make: Pepperidge Farm white bread, topped with … Continue reading torrijas (drunky french toast)
Bloggin’ ain’t easy. It’s satisfying, creatively. It’s motivating. You get to eat all of your posts. But there are flops. Fumbles. Epic fails. Sure, sometimes you can eat those too, but that’s paltry consolation for a recipe that you just can’t seem … Continue reading white gazpacho (ajoblanco)
SPRING HAS SPRUNG boo boos. Everyone, myself included, is going mental for ramps and asparagus and fennel and leeks…. And then there’s potatoes. Poor potatoes hardly get any attention in the roster of spring veggies. Starchy, laden with carbs and … Continue reading patatas arrugadas (wrinkled potatoes)
Dad was a funny eater. My food memories of him are precious and peculiar. He was more of a nibbler than a big meal guy. On weekends, he would make big breakfasts for everyone – three-egg omelets with at least two slices … Continue reading peas and pancetta
Black Friday. All I want to do is eat leftovers, read the new National Geographic, do some bloggins and pray that no one gets killed today over a flat-screen television. I’m settling into my new place in Sunset Park … … Continue reading spanish tortilla with sweet potato
Chef and restaurateur New York, New York The lighting is dim. There’s a long, earthy-looking bar, a wall of wood panels and a tree mural painted on the far side of the room; Matisse-eque, conveying an image of giving; nature; bounty. … Continue reading Alex Raij
