Archivo de la categoría: Recipes

SUMMER PICNIC: SARDINE CHEESECAKE

Deja un comentario

This is like the classical cheesecake but savory, with the base made with manchego or parmesan cheese and coverage based on sardines in olive oil. I like to make this cake for those meals where everyone has to take one dish or when we have guests at home, but is also perfect for a picnic in the woods.

marrojo19_sardinecheesecake

My bigger girl just loves picnics, so I promised  her we would make one soon.  Probably I’ll make this cheesecake for that picnic, or maybe I prepare another one which is pretty much the same but the coverage is made with gazpacho soup, delicious! As soon as I make it I’ll show you here.

DSC_0718I got it from a fantastic recipe book, Cocinar con Thermomix, from Gabriela Llamas, but I’m afraid you won’t find it in English. If you can read Spanish, you shoul really try to find one copy.

DSC_0432 Sigue leyendo →

MY MOM’S PRAWN CURRY

Deja un comentario

MARROJO19_prawncurryeng

I don’t like to brag, but I really nail this curry. I tend to be very critic with my dishes but these prawns are an exception. You can’t go wrong with them, and can be made in advance, in fact it is almost the best to let the flavors settle together. It’s also a healthy dish and my kids love them… you know, all the things I’m always looking for in my recipes.

marrojo19_prawncurryKeep heads and shells of the prawns to make a stock, Sigue leyendo →

SUPER DELICIOUS TOMATO SALAD

Deja un comentario

DSC_0621I had some problems with my computer, that’s the reason for the radio silence these days, sorry to have disappeared! I’ve also had some messy days for several reasons, so I could not organize myself to write from a borrowed computer.
But  I’m back and I’m to the point with this salad that is delicious.

marrojo19_tomatosalad

It is very simple and it might seem, at first glance,  Sigue leyendo →

EASY CHICKPEA STEW

Deja un comentario

www.marrojo.sidechain.es_chickpea_stew_0

Note: I prepared this dish when some weeks ago, when the weather was still cold, but soon it turned warmer and I have been waiting since then to post it. It looks that Spring wants to stay, so I post it as I wrote it then. You should make this stew even if it’s not very cold, it’s really delicious.

This chickpea soup has got to be the best dish for a chilly winter evening. But the truth is that in my house we have always eaten this kind of the dishes all year round, regardless of temperature and seasons. In fact, my siblings and I were so pleased when we were on the beach and our mother pulled out a giant thermos bottle filled with our stew for lunch, usually black beans, lentils or chickpeas. We sat in a row, and she went round giving us scoops one by one. Years later, I became aware that most people banished stews and soups of their summer diet, don’t know quite why I did the same, but the truth is I love eating a warm stew, even in August.

 

www.marrojo.sidechain.es_chickpea_stew_1

Sigue leyendo →

SWEET PEAS, BROAD BEANS AND MOZZARELLA TOAST

Deja un comentario

peas, broad beans and mozzarella toast. www.marrojo.sidechain.es

When you read the title of this recipe, you can not imagine it’s going to be so rich, and I think it may be because we are not so used to eating fresh peas and broad beans anymore. It is a shame, because they are so refreshing and sweet, so please do me a favor and when you see peas and broad beans pods in your grocery store fill a good bag and take it home. There are many ways to cook them, I ‘ll tell you  some more soon, but this toast might be the most fresh and fast. Keep in mind that if it’s not with fresh beans and peas it really isn’t worth doing it.

Sweet peas, broad beans and mozzarella toast. www.marrojo.sidechain.esThis toast is one more of the delicious dishes you can find Sigue leyendo →