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Celebrating gathering for great meals
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There is so much to admire in Spanish cuisine, from the innovativeness to the inspired use of humble ingredients. Another thing that impressed us about Spanish food is there penchant to not waste anything. Stale bread is added to gazpacho. Over-ripe tomatoes are turned into gazpacho or rubbed all over said stale bread — creating…

Serving up an overflowing sheet pan of gorgeous baked harissa chicken with a delicious mix of potatoes and leeks always makes my guests smile. It also makes me smile as a hostess since it’s such an easy meal to prepare but packs a huge flavor punch.

Ok, so I have a second food and movie reference. One of my favorite scenes in Volver – another Pedro Almodóvar where food features prominently — is of Penelope Cruz carrying a metal pale full of flan! I’d never seen flan served that way. Flan or crème caramel, is one of my favorite desserts. Creamy…