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Gambas al Ajillo - Famous for all the Right Reasons

Posted in Fino, Garlic, Olive Oil, Recipe, Spain, cheap meal, chile, easy, food, fried, healthy, quick meal, seafood, shrimp, spicy, tapas on Sep 10th, 2008

Perhaps the most common, and implicitly, therefore the most popular, tapa in Spain and in Spanish restaurants world-wide, gambas al ajillo, or fried garlic shrimp, is rightfully so admired. The hot tang of garlic and red pepper flake-infused extra virgin olive oil, perfectly coating tender pink shrimp (king prawns for our UK readers), makes for […]

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Pollo en Pepitoria “Kinda” - Really Chicken in a Saffron, Fino & Hazelnut Sauce

Posted in Castillano, Europe, Fino, Rachel Ray, Recipe, Recipes, Spain, blogging, castille, chicken, chicken stock, easy, food, hazelnuts, nuts, poultry, rant, saffron, tradition, wine on May 17th, 2008

Usually if I’m trying to make an authentic dish, I always try to make it just that - authentic. That means that I want to use traditional ingredients and I attempt to research the many traditional ways to make that specific dish. I then decide how to combine the best bits from all […]

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