by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Cooking, evergreen, food, Murcia Region, RECIPES
Entertaining your children can be tricky at the best of times, but with long holiday breaks it’s even more difficult. If you want to drag them away from the computer pad, television or games console then these 9 recipes should keep them busy no matter what age...
by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, food, Murcia Region, RECIPES, The Book, Video
These are so easy to make and are lush. With just 3 ingredients you can’t make a simpler gift for friends and family. Get the kids to help you roll them up and coat them in the coconut. Put them in little cases and share! Chocolate Coconut Balls – Bolas de...
by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, food, RECIPES
Cod (bacalao) is the most consumed white fish in Spain. It has beneficial nutritional properties and great versatility in the kitchen. Cod is bought and consumed fresh, frozen, smoked or salted (dried then salted); the latter being the most traditional and widespread....
by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, food, PRESS, The Book
Paco de Lara from Finca Torrecillas Eco Retreat in Murcia, Southern Spain, was excavating one of the out-buildings at his lovely restored Finca when he found a huge pile of hand written notebooks. Each notebook was covered in meticulous handwriting, with...
by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, food, RECIPES, The Book
This is one of my favourite recipes in the Spanish Cooking Uncovered: Farmhouse Favourites cooking book. The first time I made it I thought it all looked a bit simple, nothing interesting, just some ham and cheese, what’s the big deal? By the third time my...
by Debbie Jenkins | evergreen, food, RECIPES
Having tried and failed many times to make mayonnaise consistently I was shocked at how easy the Spanish ladies make it look. I tried “The Delia Way” – take 2 50g eggs at room temperature, slowly drizzle the extra virgin oil (SLOWLY! SLOWER!), use a...