Real food for real people
Ok, avocado toast. Here is the thing: it’s versatile, delicious, healthy and satisfying. What’s not to like? The great thing about avocado toast is that you only need three ingredients to make a good one: bread, avocado and salt. And from here you can take…
This white beans with mushrooms and spinach kind-of stew is hearty and satisfying, ideal for a cold weeknight dinner. Packed with nutrients, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free. I prepared it from scratch with dried white beans, which is great because I used the cooking water…
I have to say that I’m not a big fan of veggie burgers, but I appreciate them now and then. I’ve tried a few recipes and so far, this is my favorite. Because we don’t eat veggie burgers that often, when we do, I usually…
This is another typical Spanish dish, which by the way, it’s called Ensaladilla russa which would translate into something like Russian salad. Not sure where the Russian part of the salad comes from but I’m sure someone has already studied it… Anyway, a classic Spanish…
This cabbage, potato and bacon mash is a version of a typical Catalan dish from a region in the Pyrenees (La Cerdanaya) called Trinxat de la Cerdanya. The best definition I can think of trinxat is something cut, crumbled and mashed; which is basically what…
Lasagna is a great cook ahead dinner, perfect for those days you know you will get home late and everyone will be hungry the moment they go through the door. You just need some time to heat it up (for me while the kids are…
I’m totally new to the curry world. Growing up in Spain in a very traditional Catalan-style cooking, curry was not part of my taste buds repertoire… I think the first time I tried curry was at an Indian restaurant in Barcelona that a friend took…