Note: I recently came across a draft of this unpublished post from FIVE summers ago! Although the toddler meltdowns have thankfully subsided, the superhero antics have not. We can still… Read More
Summer magic – leche preparada
Category: Desserts
Pecan Friendship Cookies
When friends invite us over for lunch in Spain, more often than not, I make cookies. While I still think my friends would like me if I showed up empty-handed,… Read More
Sustenance – orange olive oil cake with whole wheat flour
This cake has become a lifeline for me in the long stretches of time between breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner in Spain. With 50% whole-wheat flour and no… Read More
Peace, love and carrot cake
It wasn’t until I became a foreigner that learning to cook well became urgent. Part of this was selfish – I had no other choice but to cook when I… Read More
Pan de Calatrava
This simple dessert, a hybrid of bread pudding and flan, combines the wisdom and thrift of centuries of cooks. As I stir together sugar, milk and eggs and pour them… Read More
One a Penny, Two a Penny… Monas de Pascua!
[Murcia’s] unique Holy Week…is made up of little gestures and familiar movements, of the comings and goings of the nazarenos (penitents) dressed in red or purple (the nazareno colorao or… Read More
More Holiday Cookies: Tortas de Recao
In addition to last week’s almond cordial, the anise-flavored torta de recao is another typical Christmas cookie in Murcia. Even though December 25, 2010 has come and gone, the Christmas… Read More
Holiday Cookie Series: Fuensanta’s Almond Cordiales
If you visit a home in Murcia this time of year, you will inevitably be presented with a tray of traditional Christmas sweets to choose from. In addition to the… Read More