Sangria is the best antidote for a hot summer afternoon. My recipe has never let me down and is always a great success when I prepare for my guests. Easy, refreshing, not overly sweet and mild alcohol content. This drink can be served in a pitcher, punchbowl or a classic beverage dispenser with spigot. I…
Tag: Spain
Ensaimada de Mallorca
In a few weeks I will be attending a family reunion of the Arbona side of the family. My great-grandfather came to Puerto Rico from Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands (Spain) in the late 1800’s. In short, he went back, got married, had his children and they returned to Puerto Rico due to the Spanish…
Vanilla Flan (Flan de Vainilla)
We inherited flans from many cultural influences. Back in Roman times people would make savory flans from the surplus of eggs and other ingredients in their “pantry” (spices, spinach, honey, eel, etc.). Centuries later in Spain and France, sweet flans started to flourish with caramel syrup as well as with other spices and nuts like…
Empanada Gallega
According to Foodimentary @ Twitter, April 8 was the National Empanada Day. So immediately I took out the recipe journal my Aunt Toñita gave me as a present a few weeks ago with her favorite recipes in which she included my grandmother’s Empanada Gallega recipe and got busy in the kitchen. Empanada means to coat…
Nieves' Lemon Bread
For this family recipe I had to travel a long way to get it. One of those dishes that is one person’s trademark and she makes it without a written recipe. When you ask for the recipe he/she lists the ingredients but cannot tell you the exact amounts… what a nightmare! Ja, ja! It is…
Caldo Gallego
One of my grandmothers is from Galicia, Spain so we grew up eating a lot of Caldo Gallego! This soup has restorative properties when you get sick, have been partying too hard, need to boost your iron or just want a savory hot meal in the cold weather. Some ingredients are not easy to find…