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Arroz con leche (Rice Pudding)
Today I have the pleasure of introducing one of my students here in Spain, Juan Salas, a sixteen year old, born and raised here in Logroño. Here on Bicontinental.co, he has entrusted us with the treasure of one of his grandmother's famous recipes. Below he will tell...
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San Jacobos (Spanish Twist on Ham & Cheese Melts)
The first time we attempted these was in our apartment in Phoenix. I had never heard of a San Jacobo and had no idea what we were trying to make. Jorge said his mom always made them for the family when they were kids and that they were delicious! Let's just say that...
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Gazpacho (Cold Veggie Soup)
Ok, so I have finally found my favorite recipe for gazpacho - I really don't even think I need to put an English translation here, do I?! Gazpacho is so certainly Spanish and also probably one of their most famous dishes know all around the world. It's getting hot,...
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Revuelto de champi y trufa (Truffle & Mushroom Scramble)
Hungry for something different for breakfast? Well here we eat this strictly for lunch or dinner, but hey, we won't judge. This scramble is something special because it has a delightfully new, fresh taste. That is, for me anyway, because I, until yesterday, was a...
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Christmas Sugar Cookies & Frosting
Although Christmas wouldn't be Christmas with out a little cookie decorating, I'll tell you, I'm not the biggest fan. Not because I don't like to make them, but my artistic abilities (the actual decorating/designing of the cookies) do not hold up to my cooking ability...
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Grandma Annie’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
These chocolate chip cookies have been a Christmas tradition in my house for as long as I can remember. I'm not super artistic when it comes to drawing/painting so I was never a big fan of decorating sugar cookies (as you can see from our sugar cookie decorating...
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Spanish Christmas: History & Traditions
Being our first Christmas here in Spain, I had lots of things to learn and experience. We wanted to, as best as we could, preserve both the American traditions that I have along with the Spanish traditions that I was going to learn all about this year. Keeping this in...
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Happy Home Dwellers
Well, we’ve done it! We have finally moved into our house in Spain. Since January of 2014, when we decided to take the plunge and move back to Spain, we have been painstakingly planning, designing, and eventually transforming our more than 50 year old flat into the...
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Leftover Turkey Soup
I know we all love leftovers after Thanksgiving, but after a few days, we have to start getting creative. Since this year's turkey was so scrumptious (find the recipe here), we are on a mission to finish every last morsel of juicy goodness. So today I made up a little...
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First Thanksgiving in Spain
Since this was my first Thanksgiving in charge of everything, and not to mention in a different country where I couldn’t just go pick up a couple of cans of creamed corn at the closest grocery store and call it a day, I had quite a bit of work ahead of me. So I...
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Homemade Pumpkin Pie with Real Pumpkin
I was really excited this Thanksgiving to make homemade pumpkin pie with real pumpkin! I was especially psyched to have everyone here try it out, as I was sure it was something that they had never tried before. I usually make a scrumptious pumpkin pie cheesecake on...
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Pan de calabaza (Pumpkin Bread)
Since we learned all about pumpkins in the last blog, I figured, why not throw in a sweet treat to top it off. As I was looking through recipes & ideas about how to make pumpkin bread, I kept coming across the same ingredient that I knew I wouldn't be able to find in...
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Puré de calabaza (Pumpkin soup)
Fall is here and so are pumpkins! I have really been enjoying this fall; the crisp, cool weather and, of course, all the beautiful gold, deep red, orange, and yellow hues to the leaves as they begin to fall to the ground. For me, this is a special treat because back...
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Lentejas (Spanish Lentils)
Lentejas - Spanish Lentils - is a very traditional Spanish dish, and a fiber-packed, healthy one at that! I know that we are always trying to figure out how to fit more legumes into our diet, well, this recipe is a tasty way to soak up all the nutrients that lentils...
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Green Beans & Spanish Jamón
Here in Spain, in late September, we are almost at the end of the green bean season. Luckily, we were just in time to get the last pickings from a friend's garden from his pueblo - small village - just south of Logroño. Since I had made the classic Spanish recipe for...
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Santo Domingo de la Calzada
As I've mentioned in a past blog post, La Rioja (the province of Spain where we live) has many stops along the Camino de Santiago - The Way of St. James. This camino is a walking, or biking, spiritual journey that many people partake in from all different walks of...
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Quick & Easy Trick to Peel a Tomato…or Two!
I don't know about you, but anytime I set out to peel a tomato, or any fruit or vegetable for that matter, I end up losing more than half of the good stuff! So, instead of wasting all of that tasty tomato, because of my lack of precision in the peeling department, I...
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Patatas con Chorizo (Potatoes with Chorizo)
Patatas con chorizo (or stewed potatoes with chorizo in English) is a very typical plate served in the northern region of Spain, especially in La Rioja where we live. They even have the fame to name the dish 'Patatas a la Riojana' sometimes in restaurants here around...
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