Rustic Spanish: Simple, Authentic Recipes for Everday Cooking

Starters

• Mixed Tapas
• Patatas Bravas
• Escalivada
• Endive with Blue Cheese Dressing & Walnuts
• Lettuce Hearts with Cured Anchovies
• Grilled Spring Onions with Romesco Sauce
• Almogrote
• Tuna in Escabeche
• Sizzling Garlic Shrimp
• Piquillo Peppers Stuffed with Salt Cod Brandada
• Cold Mussels Salpicón
• Cádiz-Style Shrimp Fritters
• Croquettes with Chicken & Ham
• Moorish-Spiced Pork Kebabas
• Country-Style Pâté of Pork Liver
• Pa amb tomàquet
• Bocadillos with Cheese, Anchovies & Peppers
• Catalan-Style Flatbreads

Soups & Salads

• Butternut Soup with Pimentón
• Winter Squash, Potato, Pear & Chickpea Stew
• White Gazpacho with Grapes
• Cold Tomato & Garlic Soup
• Cherry Gazpacho
• Fish Stew with Saffron
• Basque Leek & Potato Stew
• Potato Soup with Eggs & Peppers
• Castilian Garlic Soup
• Chestnut Soup
• Spanish Broth with Fideo Noodles
• Tomato Soup with Fresh Figs
• Mallorcan Summer Salad
• Ensalada Mixta
• Lemon Mojo
• Orange, Avocado & Almond Salad
• Escarole Salad with Salt Cod, Anchovies & Olives

Eggs, Pasta, Rice & More

• Migas
• Summer Vegetable Stew with Eggs
• Huevos Casados
• Scrambled Eggs with Asparagus
• Flamenco-Style Eggs
• Mixed Fry of Egg, Potato, Pepper & Garlic
• Tortilla Española
• Rice with Lobster
• Arroz a banda
• Vegetable “Paella”
• Seafood with Black Rice
• Chicken & Shellfish Paella
• Rice with Chicken, Sausage & Chickpeas

Seafood, Poultry & Meat

• Trout Stuffed with Ham
• White Fish & Clams in Salsa Verde
• Swordfish Steaks with Tomatoes & Anchovies
• Sea Bass in a Salt Crust
• Baked Cod with Olive Oil & Garlic
• Catalan-Style Stuffed Squid
• Octopus with Potatoes
• Turkey & Pine Nut Meatballs in Saffron Broth
• Chicken Cooked with Garlic
• Duck with Olives, Sherry & Orange
• Chicken in Tomato Sauce
• Rabbit with Potatoes & Garlic
• Pork Chops with Peaches
• Pork Tenderloin with Port Wine & Prunes
• Pork Rib & Potato Stew
• Fresh Pork Sausages with White Beans & Allioli
• Braised Oxtails
• Leg of Lamb with Mint & Garlic
• Braised Beef with Mushrooms
• Kid Stew

Sides

• Steamed Whole Cauliflower with Herb Dressing
• Swiss Chard with Raisins & Pine Nuts
• Catalan-Style Fava Beans
• Artichokes with Almond Sauce
• Fried Eggplant with Honey
• Asparagus with Egg Vinaigrette
• Oven-Roasted Wild Mushrooms with Garlic & Parsley
• Simmered Vegetables with Olive Oil & Lemon
• Vegetable Menestra
• Cabbage & Potato Trinxat
• Mallorcan Vegetable Bake
• Stuffed Eggplants
• Patatas a la importancia
• La Rioja-Style Potatoes
• Empanada with Swiss Chard & Chorizo

Sweets

• Watermelon Ice
• “Poor Knights” Bread Fritters
• Basque Almond Cookies
• Orange-Scented Almond Torte
• Peaches in Red Wine
• Leche frita
• Spanish Fruit Salad
• Turrón Nougat Ice Cream
• Fig Parfait with Walnut & Salted Caramel Sauce
• Caramel Flans
• Manchego Cheese Flans
• Crema Catalana
• Chocolate Mousse with Olive Oil
• Cheese & Mint Tart
• Mel i mató
• Homemade Quince Preserves
• Lemon-Leaf Fritters
• Gin & Tonic Sorbete
• Rice Pudding with Cinnamon

Basic Recipes

• Fish Stock
• Chicken Stock
• Vegetable Stock
• Beef Stock
• Ham Stock
• Tomate frito
• Allioli
• Flatbread Dough
• Roasting Bell Peppers
• Toasting Nuts
• Peeling & Seeding Tomatoes

Drinks

• Spanish Hot Chocolate
• Sangría
• Horchata