Basic Recipe: Tortilla Omelette – with Bacon, Mushroom & Spinach

Last year on holiday in the French Basque country the Spanish influence was clearly visible on the menus and in the supermarkets.  One of these was the Tortilla, sometimes called a Spanish Omelette – a Spanish word being used just over the border.  In Italy the word used for this type of dish is Frittata.  The French word is, [...]

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Eggs Flamenco

The family felt that this had an ‘All day breakfast’ feel to it and it certainly would not be out of place as a ‘brunch’ meal as well as being a tasty and not to heavy main meal.  It was listed in the book as a substantial snack, but I served it as a light supper dish on [...]

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Chicken with Orange & Mint

I usually do not like the combination of meat and fruit together, but I broke my own rule for this as it didn’t seem as if it would be too sweet. I was proved right.  The recipe was very simple to cook and absolutely delicious.  The chicken was beautifully tender in a buttery orangey sauce with the hint of mint [...]

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Spanish Style Pork & Peppers

This uncomplicated dish has quickly become a firm favourite, especially as it can be cooked quickly and in one pan. Mixed colour peppers make it extra colourful. It is a warming dish for a winter evening, but can be eaten all year round. Smaller quantities could be served as a light meal or as part of [...]

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Spanish Style Chicken with Red Peppers

Having arrived back from a wonderful few days in Barcelona and still marvelling at the extraordinary genius of Antonio Gaudi and his fellow Modernist artists and architects, I decided we ought to eat one of our favourite Spanish style dishes.
I adapted this dish from a recipe by food writer Keith Floyd taken from his book [...]

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