by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, Cooking, evergreen, Fiestas, food, Murcia Region, Video
At the end of November or early December here in Murcia we often have a celebration called a matanza. A pig, that has been raised here in La Murta, is humanely slaughtered at a local abattoir and then returned to the villagers, where a skilled butcher will cut the...
by Debbie Jenkins | Activities, evergreen, Fiestas, la murta, Murcia Region, Video
Every year, throughout the year, in villages and towns around Spain, Fiesta Committees – Comisiónes de Fiestas – will be working hard to collect money to pay for the Fiesta Patronale. They will organise macropremios (bingo), parties, lunches, sell lottery...
by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, Fiestas, food, la murta, Murcia Region, Video
Salchichas are usually made from ground meat (in this case pork) with a skin around it, typically made from intestine. During the matanza at the end of November, the butchers work on their recipes for salchicha – this video shows you the process in our village...
by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, food, RECIPES, The Book, Video
Take a look at what other people are saying about Spanish Cooking Uncovered: Farmhouse Favourites. With Thanks To: Odette Butz – The Horse Painter Maru Hughes Gill Murray – Furry Buddies Get the book for more authentic Spanish recipes. Enjoy more...
by Debbie Jenkins | evergreen, Murcia Region, The Book, Video
Here’s an awesome video review of our book Going Native in Murcia. With Thanks To: Douglas Cramp Maru Hughes Gill Murray – Furry Buddies Click on the picture to get the...
by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, food, Murcia Region, The Book
People have been asking me how we came to make a Spanish cookery book with recipes from the 1950s and earlier. The full story of the recipes is documented in the book, here’s how the making of the cookery book unfolded… In July 2013 my friend Paco de Lara...
