Posts byMayka

Moroccan Chicken Skewers

Hello my dearest friends I hope you are all well and safe. This quarantine is taking more time that what we thought, but I think this situation will help all of us to become a better person, we all had our issues but at the same time we all have been trying to help others
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Rosquillas

Hello my friends, it has been a very difficult time for all of us all around the world, we must be strong and caring. I’ve been lucky as I am with my family but many people are not. Look after the ones you love but also help the strangers as you don’t know what they
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Guiso de ternera

Hi all, spring is around the corner and the good weather will be here soon but here in the North of Spain I think we have to wait a little bit more. I’ve been enjoying some of the old fashioned recipes from my nan and the last one Guiso de ternera “ Beef soup” was
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Patatas a la Riojana

Hi all, is it cold out there? I’ve just got a suggestion from a friend who’s been in La Rioja recently and who enjoyed a plate called “Patatas a la Riojana”, so this month we are going to make Potato stew – riojan style! Hope it warms you up, Mayka x Let’s Start Peel the
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Sopa de Verduras

Ho ho hoo … I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and started the New Year with your right foot (as we say in Spain). After the Christmas season I think we all gained few extra pounds, unfortunately not in our wallet so to help detox our body, I decided to make a nice
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Puchero Andaluz

Hi all, I would like to wish you all Merry Christmas and I hope all your dreams comes true. Special thoughts go to all who will have to spend Christmas on their own and those who lost someone special. It can be a hard time of the year but remember there is always someone thinking
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Merluza a la Gallega

Hello all, First I would like to thanks every single one for all your support after the bad times. My parents and I feel we own all of you a big deal, the love and support you all gave us is incredible thank you so much!!! We are going back to Galicia as you know
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Bacalao a la Andaluza

Hi all. Hope you have all had a great summer. This month I decided to make a fish recipe. I love codfish and down the south of Spain they prepar one of the best codfish recipes called Bacalao a la Andaluza Hope you all enjoy it xxx Let’s Start: Prepare the sauce: peel and chop
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Salpicon Marisco

Hi all, It’s been very hot the last few weeks. I don’t know how about you but after 16 years in Gran Alacant I still can’t get used to it. This month we are going to make a refreshing salad one of my customer has asked for. Salpicon de Marisco or Seafood salad. Hope you
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Huevos Rotos

Hi all, this month I have decided to make one of our tapas that many of you asked for. What Are Huevos Rotos? Huevos rotos literally means broken eggs. The trick to these eggs is to fry them only until perfectly over easy. Hope you all enjoy. Have a great summer xxx Let’s Start Coat
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Stuffed Tuna

Hi all Summer is almost here and time for fresh salads, fish dishes and lots of drink. This month I have decided to make Stuffed Tuna. I known is a hot dish but it is fish and I love fish! Hope you all enjoy it x Let’s Start After washing and skinning the tuna, let
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Revuelto de grelos con chorizo

Hi all This month I have decided to make “scrambled eggs with turnip tops” or what we call “Revuelto de grelos con chorizo”. I’ve been talking to many of our customers and friends about how many of the Spanish dishes are similar to English dishes, but we may use them differently. This dish you may
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Garlic Prawns

Hi all This month I have decided to do a recipe that many customers and friends been asking for – Garlic Prawns! Hope you all enjoy it. xxx Let’s Start Chop the garlic in slices, some chili (depending on your preferences). Add quite a lot of olive oil in a pan until covering the entire
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Ajo Colorao

Hi all This month we are going to make a lovely recipe from South Spain called “Ajo Colorao” It’s also suitable for vegetarians or vegans without the ray Hope you all enjoy it. xxx Let’s Start: Boil the potatoes with the dried peppers and the tomatoes. When they are about half cooked, add the pieces
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Sopa de Picadillo

Hi all, it’s pretty cold outside at the moment, and there is nothing better on a cold day than hot soup with some crispy bread! This month we are going to make a typical soup from Andalucia “Sopa de Picadillo”. Hope you all enjoy it. xxx Let’s Start: Heat 3 litres of water in a
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Pestiños

Hi All, Christmas is all most finished, but we are still waiting for the Three Kings to arrive. I just love making sweets for that night, especially my favourite Pestiños and that’s what we are going to make. Hope you all enjoy them and Welcome 2019 xxx Let’s Start: To flavour the olive oil, in
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Roast Lamb Andalusian Style

Hi all first of all I would like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas full of love and happiness. These time of the year we cook all are best food in Spain is difficult to say what is the typical Christmas main as it depends in which area we live. So these Christmas is a
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Verdina Beans with Clams

Rain and cold weather are finally here! I know it’s sounds crazy but I’m really happy as I love the warm hearty dishes and I missed them to much. This month’s recipe comes from a well know Spanish chef using special Verdina green beans. They can be difficult to find but you can use the
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Asparagus with Iberian Acorn Ham Purée

Hi all, is it just me or this summer doesn’t want to leave? I’m so ready for the winter dishes! My favorite food is warm and comfy. Since it’s still very warm out there we are going to make a simple and delicious Purée that is also suitable for vegetarians by simply not using the
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Red Onions & Orange Salad

Hello all, it’s been very hot lately and I don’t know about you, but I only feel like having cold meals these days. This month I thought, in order to cool down we could try to make a refreshing Red onion and Orange Salad! Believe me! It’s so tasty, healthy and fresh. Lets try it
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Hake in Basque Sauce

Hi all, we are so close to summer! And I shouldn’t really do this recipe as it’s not going to help us to get ready for the summer-body 🙂 This month it’s a typical Asturian recipe and a very popular dish. Hope you enjoy it xxx Let’s Start 1. Season hake with salt and pepper
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Sardinas en Escabeche

Hi everybody. Summer is around the corner and it’s also the best time to enjoy sardines as they are in season. So the recipe for this month is “Sardinas en escabeche” (Pickled sardines). Hope you have a great summer! Let’s Start Wash and clean the sardines, season with salt and dip in flour. Add 1/2
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Cachopo

Hi all, we are so close to summer! And I shouldn’t really do this recipe as it’s not going to help us to get ready for the summer-body 🙂 This month it’s a typical Asturian recipe and a very popular dish. Hope you enjoy it xxx Let’s Start Tenderize the steak until very thin, stuff
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Mayka’s Beef Stew with Red Wine

Happy New Year to you all!!! Hope you all have a great time with the ones you love. Lets start 2018 with good intentions and new dishes. It has been very cold lately, so lets keep making hot dishes. This month I have decided to make Beef Stew with red wine. Hope you enjoy it,
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Marisco Soup

Christmas!!! I can’t believe it’s December already! The year has gone by so fast!! I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. And thank you all so much for reading and trying out my recipes. I love it when you come in and tell me. Christmas in Spain
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Spanish Lentil Stew

Hi all, Are you ready for another winter recipe? I am as is getting a little more chilli this month and have decided to prepare a very typical Spanish hot soup or stew with lentils!! I love them and they have lots of iron and are so good for you. Get in there! Mayka x
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“Galician Broth “

Hi everybody, October is here already, I can’t believe how times flies! Are we all ready for the winter season? I’m deffinetly ready for my stews and soups, miss them so much. So as you can imagine we start with Caldo Gallego “Galician Broth “ a very healthy and easy soup but also very comfortable
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Seville Style Duck

Hi all, we start a new season soon. Hope everybody enjoyed their summer holidays. This month we have a recipe from Sevilla and a dish I love !!! Seville Style Duck. Hope you enjoy it, Mayka x Let’s start! Put a casserole dish on the heat with the lard and the bacon rind. When it
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Pipirrana

Hi all it’s still hot out there so we keep going with refreshing recipes. This month Pipirrana is a typical tomato salad from Malaga, it’s very easy and very healthy and also it can be enjoyed by vegetarians or vegans without tuna. So let’s go! Mayka x Ingredients: 200gr of Cod or Tuna 1 cucumber
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Esqueixada

Hi all, Its very very hot!! So I think I keep making cold dishes. This month Esqueixada is a Catalan salad (exquixar) is Catalan for (“to tear”) and the main ingredient is Cod. Lets do it! Mayka x Ingredients: 1 pound salt cod (desalted) 1 yellow onion – sliced into very thick rings 2 tomatoes
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Gazpacho Andaluz

Gazpacho Andaluz Hi All. This month I have the best recipe for keep us cold as the weather is getting hot. Gazpacho Andaluz Spanish cold soup. I know it sounds weird for some of you but an advice for you – don’t think is a cold soup! Think in a refreshing tomato and vegetable juice.
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Estofado de Calabazin

Estofado de Calabazin Hello everyone hope you all had a lovely Easter holidays. Good weather is coming a many of us want to get in shape for the beach time. So, I have a light and healthy recipe from my mum using the spring vegetables. Suitable for vegans (without eggs). Let’s Start! Put an olive
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Porrusalda

Porrusalda Hi All, spring is here! This month is Easter and in Spain it is traditionally fish on Fridays. Our recipe is from the Basque country “porrusalda”. Leek and potato stew with cod. Put the cod in sauce pan with cold water. Once the water boils remove from heat and drain the cod. In the
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Magro en Tomate

Sopa de ajo Castellana Hi all, this month we bring a recipe that some friends have been asking about. If you have any other requests or suggestions, please let us know and I will try my best. Mayka x Season the meat with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the
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White Beans with Clams

White Beans with Clams What a winter we are having this year! Cold, rain & snow! We keep going with the hot dishes I think. All we want is a lovely and hot bowl of soup and this month I have chosen a very typical dish from a Basque country. Drain the beans and simmer
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Sopa de ajo Castellana

Sopa de ajo Castellana We began the era of soups and stews. Cooler weather is already here and there is nothing better than a good hot plate. Our first recipe is a typical “Spanish garlic soup”, “Sopa de ajo Castellana” cheap , easy to prepare and very healthy. Peel and chop the garlic cloves Heat
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Spanish Omelette with Tosta de Jamon Serrano

Spanish Omelette with Tosta de Jamon Serrano Well this month after many requests, and especially for my friends Calvin & Judith, our recipe is a Spanish omelette! A simple and very tasty dish accompanied with Tosta of Serrano Ham. Peel the potatoes, cut them into thin slices and add season with salt. Peel and cut
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Caldero y Arroz a Banda

Caldero y Arroz a Banda This month we are celebrating the Moors and Christians in Santa Pola, so our recipe is a typical dish of the area. Caldero y arroz a banda (Cauldron and rice a banda). This dish consists of two parts: one is the fish and potato and then the type of rice
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Arroz con Costra (Crusted Rice)

Arroz con Costra (Crusted Rice). Misteri d’Elx (Mystery play of Elche) is taking place this month. It is a liturgical drama dating from the Middle Ages which is enacted and celebrated in the Basilica de Santa Maria in Elche. It commemorates the Assumption of Mary. If you have the opportunity to go don’t miss it!
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Cordoba Oxtail

The “Fiestas de las Cruces” (Festival of the Crosses) or Cruz de Mayo (May Cross) is a holiday celebrated on 3rd of May in many parts of Spain. Religiously, the festival is rooted in the search for the cross on which Jesus died, but the popular traditions connected to the festival certainly originate from pagan
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Granada Habas Esparragas con Jamon

The “Fiestas de las Cruces” (Festival of the Crosses) or Cruz de Mayo (May Cross) is a holiday celebrated on 3rd of May in many parts of Spain. Religiously, the festival is rooted in the search for the cross on which Jesus died, but the popular traditions connected to the festival certainly originate from pagan
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Flamenquines

Tenderize the pork fillets between two sheets of clingfilm. For marinade – mix the garlic, parsley, sherry and oil, pour over the pork fillets and leave to marinate in the fridge for 1-2 hours. Carefully roll the pork and secure in shape with a few cocktail sticks. Once rolled, coat each roll in flour, egg
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Seville Fair – Huevos a la Flamenca

“Seville Fair” takes place this month. The fair generally begins two weeks after Easter and this year the dates are from 12th until 19th of April. If you can’t go to Seville don’t worry! You can still enjoy the taste of the fair in Alicante! YES – from 13th until 17th of April a copy
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Mayka’s Valentines Menu

Put the clams in a bowl with water and salt. Finely chop the onion and garlic and fry in the pan with a little oil, before they catch some colour, Add the flour mix, stir well until dissolved, and cook for 3 minutes. Add the wine and bring to boil. Add the clams and cook
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Mayka’s Easter Menu

Food is a vital part of Spanish Culture. Why not try Chickpea stew – the most typical Good Friday dish followed by Torrijas which are eaten all over Spain, so easy to make and absolutely delicious. Put the chickpeas in water the night before to soak. Next day cook the chickpeas in a pot of
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