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Christmas Dinner Rundown – Recipe 2 – Fritto Misto di Mare
Like I promised, a new day brings a new recipe from Christmas Eve. To pay homage to my Italian heritage, and also to tip our hat to the country we were married in, we wanted to try our hand at the 7...
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Christmas Rundown – Recipe 3 – Fettuccine Fra’diavolo with Crab and Shrimp
Apologies for the break since our last post. The husband’s sister got married last weekend in London and we took a break in Madrid afterwards. The city is beautiful and energetic with an unbelievable...
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Tame Tapas We Ate in Madrid/ Tortilla Espanola Recipe
In a later post, the husband will write about all the, shall we say, interesting tapas we ate while in Madrid. When I use the word interesting, I mean that many may find some of these tapas to be gross...
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Arroz Marinero – Spanish “Marine” Rice
On our final day in Madrid, it was pissing down with rain. We spent about 4 hours walking around the Reina Sofia drooling over Picasso’s Guernica (the size of a giant museum wall) and the large amount...
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Morcilla-Stuffed Squid – Bloody Hell!
A lot of people love Jamie Oliver for his informal, cheekie-chappie attitude and antics, which they welcome as a nice break from the seemingly unapproachable TV chefs of the past. Personally, I find...
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Following “La Seleccion” with a Selection of Tapas
In celebration of the start of Euro 2008 – the European soccer/football championships – yesterday, and in light of the fact that England failed to qualify because they were awful, I am in need of a...
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From the Depths of a Winter Funk: Black Rice (Arroz Negro)
Those readers who’ve been following us for a while know (and, we hope, appreciate) that we frequently put our bodies and constitutions on the line for your benefit. Indeed, some of you may remember,...
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Crispy Thai Calamari Salad – Healthy? Kinda. Fresh? Definitely.
A few years ago, my local favorite Thai take-out royally f’ed me. Ok, I’m exaggerating a bit. Have you ever had a restaurant you used to love and then horrible customer service just made you...
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A Sepia-Tinted Future: Fideua with Cuttlefish
For centuries, mankind and cuttlefish have had something of a difficult relationship, certainly from the latter’s perspective. Even prior to the development of the photographic tint known as sepia – a...
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Chickpea Purée with Grilled Octopus, Mexican Chorizo and Cilantro Salsa Verde
I know that I am the best cook(er) in the world because my three year-old son tells me so when I make him fridge surprise for dinner. (The surprise being that there is anything remotely edible in our...
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