Spanish Fiesta Menu – Christmas in Spain – Menu Idea
If you'd like to cook up something different this year here's an example menu you could try for Christmas or your next family party. The Spanish party dinner table is always full! Depending upon the time of year the table will be loaded with seasonal, local, fresh...
Gambas al Ajillo – Prawns in Garlic – Recipe in Spanish & English
Who doesn't like a bowl of sizzling prawns and chunks of Spanish bread for dipping into the sweet, garlicky sauce? If you don't have a heavy based clay pot (like a Le Creuset) you can use a good quality saucepan. You can use bags of peeled, frozen prawns...
Where To Eat in Los Alcázares & Surrounds – Part 2 of 2
This is a guest article from David Buse a long time resident of the Los Alcázares area. Tapas Around Los Alcázares For tapas I would recommend the Complejo Deportivo Municipal, yes the little restaurant at the Sports Centre in my, and many others opinion, does the...
Try Rojiaos, Spinach Stew Recipe – Spanish Recipe from Moratalla
When we started work on the La Murta village cookery book we wanted to include recipes from as many families as possible. This meant that some of our contributors lived here in La Murta but may have come from different places - like me for example, I have...
Where To Eat in Los Alcázares & Surrounds – Part 1 of 2
This is a guest article from David Buse a long time resident of the Los Alcázares area. Restaurants in Los Alcázares & Surrounds There is no better place to eat anywhere along the Costa Cálida than Los Alcázares, both for choice and quality. Los Alcázares is...
Seafood Rice – Arroz y Pescado – Spanish Recipe
For a truly decadent rice then you have to try this. It's great at fiesta times when you want to impress your guests. You can add different vegetables, depending upon seasonal availability. Make sure you get good quality fresh prawns and serve...
Recipe for Mackerel in Brine – Receta de Estornino en Escabeche – Spanish Recipe
When I first moved to Spain I frequently saw tins of fish in escabeche or mussels in escabeche in the supermarkets, but I never really liked the look of them. I'm quite an adventurous eater, but the tins didn't really catch my attention and when I tried...
Truffles – Trufas – Spanish Recipe in Spanish & English
Decadent & delicious, this is a super simple recipe for truffles that you can make with your children. Why not make a few batches and take them as gifts at Christmas. The recipe makes about 40 truffles (depending upon how much you taste...
Free Kindle Copy of Spanish Cooking Uncovered: Farmhouse Favourites… This Weekend Only!
For this weekend only our Spanish Cooking Uncovered: Farmhouse Favourites kindle edition is free... Enjoy more than 80 uncovered recipes from Grandma María Luisa's Spanish Farmhouse Kitchen. Grandma María Luisa's Spanish Cooking Uncovered: Farmhouse Favourites is a...
Almendras Garrapiñadas – Sugar Coated Almonds – Spanish Recipe in Spanish & English
These are very bad! they are so bad I have made them about 10 times to be sure, and they are very bad. Make more than you need, you will not be able to stop yourself from just checking another one! Take a look at the photos to see how easy these bad boys are to make....
Free Kindle Copy Of Spanish Village Cooking… This Weekend Only!
For this weekend only our recipe book, Spanish Village Cooking - Recetas del Campo is free - Get your free Kindle copy now! Dual language, English & Spanish, with over 150 recipes from a small village in the rural countryside of Murcia, Southern Spain. Spanish...
Discover The Mar Menor – San Pedro Del Pinatar, Las Salinas & El Mojón – Flamingoes, Salt Plains, Rugged Beaches, Boats
San Pedro Del Pinatar shares a border with the province of Alicante, is only 46km from Murcia city and is located between the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean Sea. In the nineteenth century San Pedro del Pinatar was transformed into a summer resort and became the home...
Chicken In Almond Sauce – Pollo en Salsa de Almendras – Spanish Recipe
Another one of my favourite recipes from the Spanish Cooking Uncovered: Farmhouse Favourites cookery book. I've cooked this one a few times now and we enjoy it more each time, it's a lovely combination of sweet & crunchy. Try serving it with green...
Golf for the Kids – Day Out With The Kids in Murcia, Costa Cálida
When friends with kids come to stay we're sometimes a little stuck for activities to do with them. There are only so many amazing Roman ruins 6 year olds want to see or mountains they want to walk up. And whilst the pool, sea and waterparks are very compelling, it's...
Traditional Spanish Bread – Pan – Video
The traditional Spanish bread, pan, is a long loaf, kind of similar to the French baguette. You can also buy a pan redondo, a round loaf. In the traditional bakeries in Spain they make the bread daily and you can buy it warm in the mornings to have with your olive oil...
Arroz con Costillejas y Magra de Cerdo – Rice with Spareribs & Pork – Spanish Recipe
Here in Murcia we don't call our rice dishes paellas, we call them arroces. Paellas are Valencian, Arroces are Murcian. We've eaten this dish at our friend’s house, Virtudes, so many times that I've lost count. Whenever there's a big party at the caves...
Discover The Mar Menor Series – San Pedro del Pinatar, Lo Pagan, Santiago de la Ribera, Los Alcázares, Los Nietos, El Carmolí, Cabo de Palos & Everywhere in Between!
Discover the Mar Menor with our series of articles on the towns along the inland coastline and download the Kindle ebook to get even more inside information on this beautiful holiday destination. We have loads of photos to share to show you the beauty of this region....
Horchata de Almendras – Almond Milk – Spanish Recipe & Video
During the hot days of summer all around the Murcia area you will be able to buy this gorgeous and refreshing drink - Horchata. Made from almonds, sugar, lemon and ice, with a touch of cinnamon this is really a delicious way to use up your leftover almonds...
Chef For A Day in Murcia at La Tapa Restaurant
Spain's Master Chef - Begoña Rodrigo - was the chief judge at a cookery contest I entered with a recipe from our book: Spanish Village Cooking - Recetas del Campo. The contest was run by Las Flores Quality Tapas - a chain of excellent restaurants in Murcia city. The...
Tentegorra Park & Waterpark versus Aqua Natura Murcia
Coming on holiday to the Murcia region with your kids and you'll no doubt be looking for a water park to visit. Of course you could zip up the coast and head into Benidorm for the Aqualandia experience, at about 23 euros per person, or to Aqua Natura in Benidorm for...
Reviews & Articles About The Cookery Book: Recetas del Campo – Spanish Village Cooking
Here are some links to reviews and articles about the book Recetas del Campo - Spanish Village Cooking Delightful new cookery book is a compilation of local recipes from the village of La Murta... from Novelist Joan Fallon Joan's husband, Ray, cooked the Murcia meat...
Receta del Libro de Cocina de La Murta Llega a Final de la Competición
Debbie Jenkins, editor y co-autor del libro "Recetas del Campo - Spanish Village Cooking" está emocionado de ser uno de los finalistas en el concurso "Chef Por Un Día ", organizado por los restaurantes Las Flores Quality Tapas. Debbie dice que eligió su plato para el...
Recipe From the La Murta Cookery Book Gets to Competition Final – Press Release
Debbie Jenkins, editor and co-author of the book “Recetas del Campo - Spanish Village Cooking” is excited to be a finalist in the competition “Chef for the day” organised by Las Flores Quality Tapas restaurants. Debbie says that she chose her...
Visit the Museo de Fuente Álamo, Murcia
The museum, Museo de Fuente Álamo, covers three floors, with a permanent paintings collection of local painters on the top floor, an exhibition of works of forging, weaving, carpentry, ceramics, esparto and agriculture based on the Campo de Cartagena, and in the...
Visit from the Academia de Gastronomía to La Murta – Press Release
[PRESS RELEASE IN SPANISH] Overview: 150 recipes from 35 chefs from a small village, La Murta, in Murcia Spain. Spanish Village Cooking - Recetas del Campo is written in English & Spanish and available worldwide. For more information:...
