by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, Murcia Region, RECIPES
This is a very old recipe, popular here in the countryside – campo – of Murcia & Cartagena. A little bit like couscous or Southern American grits, Sémola is a savoury dish made from flour, onion and chorizo. It’s smooth, nutritious and warming,...
by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, food, la murta, Murcia Region, RECIPES, The Book
Make this super simple Spanish recipe with your kids. Watch the Spanish Stuffed Eggs video. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:2] Stuffed Eggs Stuffed Eggs12 hard boiled eggs2 tins of tuna1 tin of tomato frito (see recipe in Miscellaneous)½ jar of mayonnaise Peel and cut the eggs...
by Debbie Jenkins | Cooking, evergreen, food, la murta, Murcia Region, The Book
There are over 150 recipes in our new book, Spanish Village Cooking: Recetas del Campo, in both English & Spanish: Recipes in English Michirones Boiled Egg Snowmen Stuffed Tomatoes Stuffed Red Peppers Cheese Croquettes Murcian Meat Pie Fried Goat’s Cheese...
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...
