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Category Archives: Sauces

Hummus

23-Jul-09

The gastronomy of the Near and Middle East is really something to explore. I can’t say I know much of it, but more often than not, whenever I try something new, I am quite pleasantly surprised.
Today we will recreate a quite popular sauce called hummus. Great with some pita bread and other appetizers.
Ingredients:
- 1 420g [...]

Spanish tortilla de patatas

24-May-09

Yes, I know, it has been a while since I posted, apologies for this. It so happens that mama came to visit us, and in between visiting and shopping, we also did some sewing and cooking.
Lately, whenever we spend time together I’m trying to absorb as much as I can from her domestic-tasks-wisdom. It is [...]

Carnitas with guacamole and pita bread

09-May-09

Today we are having a great, Mexican-inspired dinner…The recipes are of an amazing simplicity, but ohhhh so good, and they go perfectly together! Spicy, tender, pork bites combined with a great guacamole and some paprika pita wedges instead of tortilla chips.
The recipe’s were adapted from the David Lebovitz blog…
Ingredients for the “carnitas”:
- 2 pounds/1kg pork [...]

Barbecue sauce

22-Apr-09

Finally spring has arrived, nature wakens up, the days become longer, one feels like spending the day outdoors…It’s time to open the BBQ season!!
Here is the perfect complement, a BBQ sauce based on a recipe from The Perfect Pantry that has nothing to envy to the manufactured versions…
See for yourself…
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil
- [...]

Mojo picón (spicy sauce)

31-Jan-09

This article is specially dedicated to the garlic lovers out there. If you are like me, you simply cannot conceive any savory dish without this precious and amazingly healthy ingredient.  Simply because “my mama told me so”, and she is a fantastic cook.
You see,  I was actually born in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain), [...]