by Debbie Jenkins | evergreen, RECIPES
Sometimes called Conejo al Ajillo Cabañil, this is a very old recipe thought to come from the campo farmers when people cooked in their countryside huts or cabins, cabañas – hence Cabañil. There’s an abundance of wild rabbits in the countryside of Murcia,...
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 | Cooking, evergreen, food, The Book
With more than 70 notebooks the first major task was to index the recipes and find out what the scope of the book could be. Paco manfully got started cataloguing, reading and sorting through the notebooks, and realised he had 2668 individual, handwritten recipes. They...
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 | Cooking, food, Murcia Region, RECIPES, The Book, Video
Gachasmigas is a specialty of the region of Murcia, using few ingredients and prepared on wet and windy days in the winter. A big pan of gachasmiga can feed a group of 30 or more people. Serve it with winter fruit or vegetables, figs, grapes, oranges… basically...
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...