These battered and fried sardines are popular around Spain. Rebozada means battered, and you can find lots of different “rebozada”...

Suquet de Peix (pronounced “soo-ket de pesh”) is a famous and popular fish stew throughout the coastal regions of Catalonia and Valencia....

This is about as easy a recipe as you’re likely to come across. There’s nothing I think of as more Galician than simple grilled sardines....

“Suegra” is the Spanish word for “mother in law,” and this recipe happens to come from my suegra. Rosa’s mother is a fantastic cook, who...

I will warn you before you dive in, that this post might dive a bit deep into the mushroom geekiness for those of you that aren’t...

I first stumbled upon a version of this idea while flipping through a collection of Galician recipes put out as a promotion for a group...

This is another dish that gets across the simple, but extremely flavorful approach to much of Galician cuisine. It doesn’t get much more...

Early on when I started dating Rosa, I offered to make her a paella. She happily agreed to let me cook the one thing I knew about Spanish...

The Moorish conquerors brought rice to Spain as far back as the 8th century, and it’s been a popular crop ever since it arrived. There is...

This dish is simple, happy comfort food for a cold fall or winter day. What more can you say about a hearty, flavorful chickpea stew? We...

Bacalao has enjoyed tremendous popularity throughout the Mediterranean for centuries, but you may be surprised to know that the cod used...

This dish is a sort of over-the-top version of a boiled dinner. Piles of different kinds of meat are stewed together in a large pot with...

Many people know cannelloni, as they are quite popular from several areas in Italy, and, therefore, with the Italian-American community...

First, let’s clear the air. The Spanish tortilla is most definitely not a version of a frittata or an omelet. While omelets and frittatas...

There is a whole family of cookies in Spain, originating from Andalucia, called “mantecados.” “Manteca” is the Spanish word for lard, and...

Hojaldrinas (pronounced “oh-hall-dree-nahs”) are very popular Christmas cookies throughout Spain, though they likely have Andalucian...

Salpicón means a lot of different things around the Spanish speaking world. These days, in Spain, it almost always refers to a seafood...

Rosa and I have a friend from Navarra who is always raving about the great vegetables and vegetable dishes from the area where he grew...

“Mongetes,” pronounced like moon-jet-ahs, means "beans" in Catalan. “Bolet” is the Catalan word for mushroom. This dish really is not...

This dish is a type of “arroz caldoso,” which is a popular type of rice preparation in Valencia and Catalonia. Caldoso comes from the...