July 19, 2009
Title: Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 4
Mushrooms are edible fungi that can be found throughout the year. They are a good food for the athletes because they provide protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals with few calories (20-34 Cal/100g) without fat or cholesterol. They are known as “vegetable burgers” because they contain all the essential amino acids and are a good substitute for meat in some recipes (lasagna, chopped, moussaka, bolognese sauce).
Ingredients:
- 1 finely chopped chives
- Olive oil
- Black pepper
- 4 cloves garlic chopped giblets
- 1 pound mushrooms cut into sheets
- 1 pound cream cheese
- 1 liter of milk
- 1 sprig of fresh rosemary
- Salt to taste
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July 16, 2009
Title: Rioja’s potatoes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 6
Tapas are from Spain and in that Iberian country are one of the most popular customs. Tapas are small portions of Sausages, cheeses and other products, served in small plates, as if it was a tasting. One of the most common is the Spanish tortilla and the Galicia’n octopus, but the truth is that there are a lot of tapas dishes.
Ingredients:
1 kg de potatoes
½ chopped onion
2 garlic cloves
2 chili
Small bunch of parsley
250g red sausage
Sweet red paprika
Salt
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July 13, 2009
Title: Torrijas
Cook Time: 1 hour
Level: Easy
Serving: 10
The Torrijas is a traditional sweet of Carnival and Lent, wich consists of a slice of bread (usually several days) that is soaked in milk or wine, and after being coated in egg, fried it in a skillet with oil; eventually flavored to taste, with various ingredients such as cinnamon or liqueur, and sweetened with honey, syrup or sugar. Its association with Lent may be due to the necessity to use bread that as long as they could not eat meat in the fifteenth century.
Ingredients:
1 loaf of bread a day earlier
1 liter of milk
1 cinnamon stick
1 lemon peel
6 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
Olive oil or canola
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July 06, 2009
Title: Rice with cognac
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 4
Hello friends. Cognac is a type of brandy that is made from white wine grapes of the vines grown near this city, in the hot spot of the department of Charente ( France). The limestone soil contributes to the quality of cognac, with its exquisite taste and flavor to the methods of distillation and maturation of at least two years in oak vats. One drink is similar to brandy Armagnac, which takes its name from the region of Armagnac (France), and the Calvados, the drink produced in the region of Basse-Normandie. The town of Cognac is one of the three regions under the name European produce brandy. The other two are Armagnac and Jerez de la Frontera. The following recipe is rice flavored with the liqueur.
Ingredients:
400 grams of rice
40g butter
1 onion
1 liter of chicken broth
50 grams of Parmesan cheese
100 grams of Emmental cheese
100 grams of cream
2 cups brandy
Pepper
Sal
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June 24, 2009
Title: Beer Chicken
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 4
Hello friends. the following recipe is a delicious dish from Spain. Slight and digestive recipe and does not require waivers to the pleasure of eating rich. The beer, which loses all the alcohol in cooking, gives a great taste of chicken stew. Ideal served with rice. Enjoy this great European recipe with family and friends.
Ingredients:
1 medium chicken cut in pieces
2 large onions
1 can beer
1 cup cognac
olive oil
salt
pepper
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June 22, 2009
Title: Bread with Tomato
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 4
Hello friends. It’s amazing how a piece of bread could be transformed into something delicious in a way so simple. This recipe is not about one type of bread but a way of eating, very popular especially in Valencia, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands (Spain). There is known as pa amb tomàquet, tomato or pà amb pà amb Tomac, which means “bread with tomato.” may accompany with sausages, bread making that is more juicy.
Ingredients:
1 Toasted French bread slices a thick finger
4 tsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp Sea salt
2 cloves garlic, peeled
4 Ripe tomatoes
Over the slice of ham slices (ham, sausage, cheese, egg)
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June 06, 2009
Title: Catalan custard with strawberries
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving:4
Hello friends.The next recipe comes from Spain. The presentation in desserts is the key to success. The haute cuisine has fallen rendered to desserts, to the extent that is considered a separate specialty. Gone are the years when the restaurant offered sweet boring in the house set on a cart. Now, those same custard, or ice cream cakes are presented to the diners with a new look, so sophisticated that even makes them unrecognizable.
Ingredients:
½ cup strawberries, half
3 teaspoons sugar substitute
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 / 8 teaspoon salt
1 cup skim milk
¼ teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons brown sugar
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March 11, 2009
Title: Meat Pie
Cook time: 1 ½ hours
Level: Easy
Serving: 4
Hello Friends, this next recipe “Meat pie” is a traditional dish from Spain. In the ingredients you will find two kinds of olives. Olives are considered to be an essential ingredient in the Mediterranean diet. I hope you like this recipe; enjoy it with your family and friends.
Ingredients:
800 g Minced pork
150 g Pepper stuffed olives
100 g Black pitted olives
6 Gherkins
4 Eggs
6 Bacon slices
1 tsp Minced parsley leaves
½ tsp Nutmeg powder
½ tsp Pepper powder
Salt
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