Appetizers

If painting is not your thing or let’s say it is, but your skills are secret yet to the world, you might want to try this technique to decorate hard boiled eggs this Easter: lend a personal touch to your decor by dressing your eggs in a paper napkin pattern that catches your eye! When [...]

Croquettes (croquetas) are a small, breaded and deep fried sort of fritter very popular in Spain. They are a sure hit as an appetizer or an afternoon snack. They are creamy and smooth inside, and have a crisp breadcrumb exterior. Croquettes are usually shaped by hand, but this time I decided to use a cookie [...]

Is there anything better than meatballs? Yes, a meatball sandwich! Yet there is a big inconvenience: I have bad memories of suffering a jaw dislocation when trying to bite a huge meat ball sandwich, or taking a bite of a meatball sandwich and having all the round meatballs shooting out of the bread. Well, with [...]

{Cheese Pumpkins} Preparation time: 15 min Yield: 10 units Ingredients: 250 g sobrasada (chorizo spread) 250 g cheese cream parsley leaves Pretzel sticks Directions Beat cream cheese and sobrasada. Freeze dough for an hour, for easier handling- Roll dough into 10 balls. With end of wet toothpick, draw ridges around balls to resemble pumpkins. Just [...]