I know that celebrating Thanksgiving is a bit of a controversial topic nowadays. I understand the underlying causes of the first celebration, but I also believe that giving thanks is a great excuse to celebrate. So, acknowledging that fact, I decided to incorporate pumpkin as an homage to Native Americans in my apple pie recipe this year. In Spain, Thanksgiving is something we don’t really celebrate. It’s become something known because of…
I started the year working, actually the new 20’s decade. Some might contradict me and say it’s not the begining of a decade (hi dad!) but I’ll skip that part. The thing is, work came sooner than expected. On the 4th of January I played the first gig of the year. I didn’t even had the time to write my new years resolutions 😅. Just kidding, I love making lists of any kind. One of my strongest desires this year…
I bought too much sardines the other day, I needed my omega3. Although my favourite way to eat them is 2 minutes each side on a pan, I felt like I needed to do something different with the remaining 500 gr I had. I usually search for recipes in English, that’s a thing I’ve been doing since I first searched for a recipe on the Internet, because at the beginning, it was easier to find international recipes that way. This…
I’ve veganized one of my favourite recipes ever. I love Shepherd’s pie, and my aunt (who is a vegetarian) makes the best carnivore Shepherd’s pie without even tasting it. She’s an amazing cook, so don’t be surprised. I’ve called this one Cottage pie (which is only different from Shepherd’s because of the meat) because it seemed a bit more vegan-friendly. She’s always given me tips to make vegetarian recipes. One of her most repeated tip is: Instead of mincemeat…
I’ve always been a great fan of reusing food you thought you were going to throw away. Bread is one of those things. There’s many countries where you can buy cheap bread that tastes incredibly, so whenever it gets old, you won’t be using it because it’s not worth it. We can buy baguettes here for less than 0,30€! I mean, that’s crazy. If I was going to make them, the ingredients and electricity would cost more. But stale bread…
Did I ever tell you about my obsession with learning and investigating? Probably, but in case I didn’t, one of the things I keep doing all day when I’m not working, cooking or exercising, is researching stuff that I find interesting. Most of the time, it’s food related. A year and a half ago, I started researching about gastronomy by country. All good. The thing is, I research for a while the food of a certain country. I learn about…
Hey there! Here’s my anual Christmas carol. Merry Xmas 🙂 Have fun and keep fooding!
Happy Christmas to you all! I made a trifle for Christmas Eve. Here in Galicia (and I think everywhere in Spain) we celebrate the day before Christmas, apart from Christmas day. I made a pear trifle with Christmas spices and candied fruit. The house still smells delicious from making the candied fruit. If you have never done it…do yourself a favour and try. The flavour is amazing, but the smell is incredible. I couldn’t make my own sponge because my…
I’ve decided there’s no Christmas unless there’s a turkey on the table. I mean, I’ve been doing that for a long time now. The thing is…I don’t have a proper oven (yet). I have a new kitchen and I still have to buy an oven, but meanwhile I’m still using my good old small oven. Why haven’t I bought a bigger oven yet? I haven’t found one that I really liked. If you have any suggestions, please let me know,…
Hey there again! I’m on the road to Granada today. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Escuchando Elefantes (@escuchando_elefantes) That’s like a 10 hours journey. Although I’ve been driving already, blogging is like the perfect hobbie. Why? Because if I am bored I can talk to you for as long as I want…I don’t mind if you stop readin. I understand. I think I need to talk about the rest of the dishes I tried for the…