Many of these Spanish recipes were given to me by the village ladies, and also Gayle Macdonald from Orceserranohams.com. Thank you to Nadia Sawalha for the Arabic recipes.
All the recipes in our Spanish Recipe book are tested by Gayle Macdonald, and she learned the hard way not to get distracted by toddlers, particularly when the Pine Nut Crunches are in the oven. This is little Nico, with the result…
Back in 2004, I nagged poor, long-suffering Joe into relocating to a tiny, remote mountain village in Andalucía, and my passion for Spanish food began. When I was writing ‘Chickens’, I wanted to include a few recipes given to me by the village ladies.Read more…
“Good!” I said to Joe. “That’s August’s Village Updates newsletter sent out to everybody. Now I can relax. Pour me a nice glass of something cold and alcoholic, please, I’m ready for it.”
But within an hour of sending it out, my email inbox started filling up. I include a Spanish recipe every month, and I’d missed out an important stage.Read more…