Recent Posts Tagged With 'vegetables'

• Spanish Halloween

  Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 10:06 in Culture, vegetables, pancetta

  Halloween in Spain is becoming more popular year by year, the UK and American influence has rubbed off and provides the opportunity for kids of all ages to enjoy Halloween and have a bit of fun on October 31st. After being outdoors trick or treating ...

• Cauliflower Cheese with Serrano Ham

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 07:11 in cheese, vegetables, serrano ham

  Cauliflower cheese is one of those recipes that is great served up in the winter months. When you need something hot and tasty this dish fits the bill with an added sprinkling of diced serrano ham and pepper the flavours really do come alive.Ingredie...

• Spanish Croquettes

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 07:49 in vegetables

  Spanish croquettes make popular tapas and are served in many tapas bars up and down Spain. The good thing about this recipe is that it so versatile so if you hate waste and have some leftover vegetables from the night before simply throw them in the ...

• Serrano Ham and Cauliflower Soup

  Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 09:26 in vegetables, serrano ham

  Serrano ham is a versatile Spanish ingredient and can be used in various soups from cold melon soup to something like this which is a real old fashioned "campo" (countryside dish) Made during the winter months workers would take a lump of serrano ham...

• Chorizo Stuffed Mushrooms

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 09:39 in cheese, vegetables, chorizo

  Stuffed mushroom tapas are one of the simplest tapas to make, this recipe uses Orce chorizo and manchego cheese. A delicious combination ready in 20 minutes. This very simple tapas dish is our September featured recipe and will make an impressive add...

• Spanish Chili Tapas

  Posted on Sunday August 16th, 2009 at 09:29 in vegetables, barbeque

  Spanish chili tapas... Spanish "Guindillas" make hot tapas, if you like a lot of bite with your food then these tapas will fit the bill!Ingredients: (serves 4 brave people)6 Chili peppersOlive oilSea salt1. Barbeque the peppers until the skin begins ...

• Spanish Beef Recipes (Spicy beef kebabs)

  Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 06:33 in beef, vegetables, vinegar, barbeque, olive oil, paprika

  Spanish beef kebabs are one of only a few Spanish beef or "tenera" recipes as certainly in Andalucia the more popular meats are lamb and pork. In Granada the production of beef is minimal however if you look hard enough you will discover a family run...

• Spanish Summer

  Posted on Monday June 1st, 2009 at 08:13 in salad, gardening, vegetables, andalucia

  Well its here, 87 degrees yesterday and then Granada had a big thunderstorm to clear the air and water the garden. Some interesting wildlife in the garden this year...Tapas in many parts of the world perhaps but I wouldn't fancy this big feller on t...

• Iberico Ham and Broad Beans

  Posted on Tuesday May 12th, 2009 at 12:22 in vegetables, iberico ham

  Spanish ham and broad bean tapas - ultimate flavour and simplicity. Broad beans or "habas" are massively popular in Andalucia, usually served with serrano ham we have upgraded this humble tapa to encompass that nutty, textured iberico flavour.The sl...

• Swordfish with lemon pepper dressing

  Posted on Wednesday May 6th, 2009 at 05:32 in vegetables, seafood, olive oil

  A really quick and easy seasonal recipe which reminds me of those long lunches we all enjoy on holiday either in beach front restaurants or evenings on the terrace.You will need (serves 4):4 swordfish steaksGenerous amount of freshly ground black pe...

• Philadephia & Tuna Wraps.

  Posted on Sunday March 29th, 2009 at 10:13 in cheese, vegetables, seafood

  Is Philadephia cheating? Well we don't think so! Here are some of the simplest tapas to make but what a flavour!1. Take a dozen baby spinach leaves2. Place a generous knob of cheese onto the underside of the leaf.3. Cut some bonito tuna loin into a ...

• Tapas Recipe Kits

  Posted on Saturday February 21st, 2009 at 08:27 in salad, Herbs, spices, equipment, salsa, vegetables, christmas, seafood, olive oil, pancetta, paprika, chorizo

  Have you ever fancied creating your own Bacalao Fritters, Fabada Asturiana or Gambas as Pil Pil?Following on from our recipe for the Orce "Fire" Chorizo last year we decided to create some authentic recipe kits for popular Spanish dishes which make ...

• Serrano Ham and Turkey Hash.

  Posted on Friday February 13th, 2009 at 10:02 in vegetables, serrano ham, winter recipes

  As part of our "make a turkey last" recipe month we have created this simple hash and added some serrano ham for that flavour combo. A fantastic winter warmer recipe this needs no introduction as a good Hash is a simple Hash! Packed with flavour and ...

• Stocking Up

  Posted on Tuesday February 10th, 2009 at 08:55 in vegetables, paella

  Its not every day we buy a turkey, usually at Christmas like everyone else but when we discovered that Julian our local butcher could get turkey all year round we decided to buy one and make it stretch as far as we could. At the moment we are up to 9...

• Spanish "Omelette"

  Posted on Sunday February 1st, 2009 at 08:18 in cheese, vegetables, serrano ham

  Serrano ham and chinese fan mushroom omelette, sounds very classy but is an incredibly simple dish to make. Unlike the Spanish "Tortilla" (recipe) a simple omelette is much thinner and not so much of a main meal like the tremendous tortilla which, it...

• Spanish Mackerel Asado

  Posted on Saturday December 6th, 2008 at 06:01 in Herbs, Wine, vegetables, seafood, winter recipes

  This recipe for Spanish mackerel was given to us by the local fish shop owner (she even wrote it own for us as Spanish asado's must be cooked right!). A Spanish "Asado" is a slow cooking process - the most popular being with lamb or Orce's own "Corde...

• Top 40 Tapas

  Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 07:40 in salad, Herbs, lomo, vegetables, christmas, seafood, peppers, olives, olive oil, paella, chorizo, kebabs

  Top 40 Spanish Tapas, spice up the Christmas season with a range of tapas dishes to impress the guests and create a spread like no other with some authentic food. Here we have a list of the top 40 tapas dishes served up in and around the village of O...

• Serrano Ham & Spinach Salad

  Posted on Monday November 24th, 2008 at 07:28 in vegetables, vinegar, olive oil, paprika, serrano ham

  Serrano ham, a superb ingredient in Spanish cooking. Besides from being a gourmet ham in its own right the Spanish ham is also used regularly in cooking. Take chicken or steak "granadina" for example, the flavour from the diced jamon adds some spect...