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Paella
There are hundreds of “authentic” recipes for paella. However, a few basic rules are important. The dish must always be made with olive oil. This helps to brown the chicken and meat evenly and to keep each grain of rice separate. Saffron must be added, to give the rice its golden colour and the sauce…
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Fromage Frais
Fromage frais is sold in France together with yoghurt. Elsewhere in the world it seems to be more difficult to obtain. Here is a recipe which I have often used and which makes a good fromage frais. Like yoghurt fromage frais is made using a culture but with some some rennett to firm the cheese…
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Tortilla
Spanish-style tortillas are one of my favourite foods, whether served hot, served cold on a picnic, or best of all, served sliced and warm in a baguette on a picnic high in the Pyrenees, with a glass of red wine. 1 large potato, diced 1 onion, chopped finely 4 eggs pinch of salt olive oil…
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Roast Chicken Provençale Style
Roasting a chicken is something which we all often do. I like a moist chicken with lemon and rosemary flavors which is what this recipe gives. The moist chicken is obtained by covering the chicken with aluminium foil for 2/3 of the roasting time, and then uncovering it to brown. The same result could be…
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Baked Blue-eye in Yoghurt, Mustard and Herbs
This is an easily prepared and quick dish which is delicious. It is not necessary to skin the filets but if you wish you can do this. Which herbs you use depends on your taste and what is available in your garden. If you wish, you can use 1/2 a teaspoon of dried herbs as…
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Pimentón Spiced Kebabs
1kg pork mince 100g bacon, chopped 3 tsp dried oregano 1 1/2 tbsp Spanish paprika, preferably the ahumido (smoked) variety 1 tsp dried red chilli powder 50ml dry white wine 1 tsp salt 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 24 bamboo skewers Soak the bamboo skewers in cold water. Place the pork mince in a…
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Pork and Veal Terrine
It is summer here in Australia at the moment. It is good to have some cold meat for picnics or as an entrée and what could be better than a pork and veal terrine? It is easy to make, relatively inexpensive and most importantly, is delicious. 1 kg pork and veal mince 7 crushed juniper…
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Barbecued Leg of Lamb
As I mentioned in an earlier post, it is summer here in Australia, which of course is a good time for a barbecue, but then any time is a good time for a barbecue. One of my favourite summer meals is barbecued leg of lamb. I buy the lower half of the leg, and starting…
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Stuffed Zucchini Flowers with Ricotta Cheese
We grow zucchini flowers in our garden over summer just for this dish. The special zucchini flower seeds which we use seem to grow mainly male flowers so there are usually quite a lot of flowers each day to pick. In this dish the flowers are filled with ricotta cheese which has been mixed with…