On a recent adventure to Spain, I smuggled the following items back home in my backpack: several canisters of hot smoked paprika (pimentón), a jar of smoked piquillo peppers, several cans of assorted fish/seafood (sardines, of course, tuna, razor clams), Marcona almonds, chorizo, morcilla, jamon iberico de bellota, extra virgin olive oil, aged manzanilla sherry, … Continue Reading
This duck had been taking up space in my freezer for months quite some time. I had a day off from work, so planned a relaxing day of cooking. That’s what normal people do, right? Cook on their day off? I’ve wanted to try smoked duck for a while now. Have done a leg of … Continue Reading
Bring back summer. I’m not ready for fall. I actually had to get out the hat and scarf today (ugh). However, on the bright side, it’s soup and stew season. What’s your favorite soup or stew? Today, it’s lentils and smoky eggplant with homemade harissa. On their own, lentils are kind of bland. They need … Continue Reading
I’m always sad when a vacation inevitably comes to an end. Nonetheless, it’s fun to sit down, post-vacation, and sift through all the photos taken along the way. What I quickly came to realize about this trip is that the majority of the photos were of the markets. That’s the great thing about Spain (or, … Continue Reading
I stumbled upon these bite-sized, hazelnut cookies from Domenica Cooks while researching a piece on stuffed Mediterranean dishes. That’s often how it works. Somehow, stuffed vegetables detoured to hazelnut cookies — before 20 minutes passed and I finally remembered what I had initially set out to do. A ‘Where are my keys? Oh, yeah, I’m … Continue Reading
