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…
In Galicia we celebrate Sama铆n because we are Celts. That’s why I wanted to post a traditional Galician recipe we make for Halloween: Calac煤s (also known in Spanish as Chulas de calabaza) basically a pumpkin pancake 馃榿 The original recipe has a lot more sugar and is usually deep fried. But if I’m known for anything…that is reducing sugar and deep frying in my recipes. I’m not against eating anything, it’s just…
May has arrived. Here, in the north of Spain, we are having our usual weather. Raining day and night with no chance of sunny skies. Well, maybe not that much, but it’s been raining quite a bit. I like rainy weather, specially when I have to work for hours inside the studio. I’m sure your are thanking the weather too if it’s raining now with the hope that it will be sunny once the quarantine ends, am…
Yes, it’s Halloween today. I know you didn’t have the time to plan anything in advance. I also know you probably have a lot of pumpkin leftovers from all the decorative pumpkins you carved this year. Oh! Wait…this isn’t you? Well, this recipe is good for both cases wheter if you are a party planner or a simple food lover, this vegan Mac & Cheese recipe is just perfect. A while ago I made my first What I Eat…
It seems like Christmas is definitely coming. After months of anticipation, this is the last week for doing all the shopping. For some years, I’ve been spending Christmas in Ireland and England, so I celebrate Spanish/Irish\English Christmas.At home, I was used to celebrate Christmas Eve the night of the 24th, but because of my job, the last 3 years I’ve been singing for charity which has been the greatest way of celebrating. Being able to help other people should be…