Spanish Chickpea Stew Principal Ingredients

The other day, I shared one of my favorite Spanish recipes: the Spanish chickpea stew, also known as cocido de garbanzos. It's a delightful recipe for winter time. A meal that warms you up and makes you feel better when weather isn't the most beautiful one. However, in Spain, we also use to eat it in the summertime.

Today, we're going to talk through the principal ingredients of this tasty Spanish recipe. Amongh them we find chickpeas, Serrano ham, chorizo and morcilla. So, curious to learn more about these products? Read on...

How To Make a Spanish Chickpea Stew

Spanish cocido de garbanzo beans or Spanish chickpea stew

If you enjoy preparing Spanish recipes, then you're going to enjoy this garbanzo bean stew recipe; which is, in reality, a Spanish chickpea stew. Although an easy recipe to make, the Spanish chickpea stew is not really a fast recipe since it takes some time to have chickpeas ready to cook and that the stew is supposed to be a low-simmering recipe.

Cocido de garbanzos (Spanish chickpea stew), is one of the few meals I enjoy preparing as it doesn't involve too much work in the kitchen. Although I don't like to spend hours and hours in my kitchen, I always enjoy preparing this delicious recipe that is the Spanish chickpea stew during winter season as this excellent chickpea stew warms my heart and body when weather is cold.

How To Turn A Chocolate Pie Into Cupcakes

Remember the other day luscious chocolate pie recipe? You can turn it into cupcakes if you wish! Here's how to do so...

Easily turn my luscious chocolate pie into themed cupcakes

Simple pie recipe can make outstanding Belgian chocolate cupcakes to serve at your parties

How To Make a Luscious Chocolate Pie

How to make luscious chocolate pie

Are you looking for an easy and luscious homemade dark chocolate pie recipe to prepare for your child's birthday party or to serve as dessert at your next barbecue party? Then you have come to the right place. I love chocolate pie with a passion and will share my favorite easy to make chocolate pie recipe with you. 

Along with my all time favorite no bake coffee cake recipe, dark chocolate pie is one of those quick and really easy pie recipes that's inexpensive ; which means that you'll be able to make several pies even if you're hosting a birthday or barbecue party on a budget. The cherry on the pie is that your guests will certainly ask you how to make this succulent chocolate pie recipe as it is as tasteful as it looks!

Swiss Chard Recipe

 A Healthy recipe for cooking Swiss Chard, that colorful green leafy vegetable that is full of different nutrients, and is quick, and easy, to cook. The nutritional value is amazing. Cancer patients, or anyone, that has low platelet counts need to eat a lot of protein and green leafy vegetables, and our Swiss Chard Recipe here is perfect for them.

My Homemade Spanish Tortilla de Patatas

Today I'm going to show you how to prepare a Spanish Tortilla de Patatas.

When it comes to tortilla, most Americans think about South American tortillas that are made out of corn dough and filled with different ingredients that suit each individual's personal taste.

This is not the type of tortilla I'm going to show you how to make today, the one that you're going to discover is the real tortilla, the Spanish one, made using sliced potatoes, onions and eggs. Mine will also include diced ham because I like some meat in my tortillas.

My Homemade Bolognese Sauce Recipe

Bolognese sauce with magic touch

The very first recipe I've learned in my life was my mother's bolognese recipe. It was quite easy to prepare, and I used to prepare this sauce since my 15th birthday as my mom worked outside and I wanted to help her have less work after her day job.

With time, I improved the recipe, added more vegetables, then also added my personal touch (mushrooms) and even more spices (tabasco and/or pili-pili). I also changed the type of meat and switched minced beef with minced porc so that the sauce was tastier and, hm... fatter ;)

How To Make a Tunisian Lait de Poule

Tunisian lait de poule

Today I'm going to talk you through the making of a Tunisian lait de poule or Tunisian eggnog. This is a sweet treat that Tunisians enjoy sipping in the warm after dinner evenings. A Tunisian lait de poule must be consumed freshly processed and served cold. As it is in most of this country's drinks: it is made without alcohol.

There are two versions of this tasty treat. Here's the basic lait de poule recipe made in Tunisia :

Pasta with Fava Beans and Ham Sauce Recipe

Pasta w/fava beans & ham sauce

Have you ever prepared pasta with a fava beans and ham sauce? Mmmmmm... Tasty! 

I'm amazed at how much I create pasta recipes these days! To be honest, I'm not fond of pasta at all. In reality, pasta and me aren't friends. I don't like them. But in the end, being a bad cook makes me cook pasta more than I'd like to and this makes me give new recipes a try more often than I'd do with tuff I love eating.

Trying new recipes is so much fun! This allows me to discover a brand new world of savours and foods!

Round Steak Tomato Sauce Recipe

This Round Steak Tomato Sauce Recipe is an easy meal for anywhere from 2-6 people. If you're a Busy Mom, camper, or someone with a hectic schedule, you'll like this recipe. It's quick and easy, plus tasty, taking less than 1/2 an hour to have a good, hearty meal. Perfect for busy lifestyles.

Spaghetti, Shrimps and Squid Rings in Tomato Sauce Recipe

I'm gonna share an easy and tasteful pasta recipe that I'm preparing today. The fridge is empty - it's supermarket day today however, I can't leave home for some reason. So what am I gonna eat? Well, taking a look at the freezer... Ah! There are some shrimps and squid rings left... Four tomatoes in the fridge. And spaghetti in the kitchen cabinet.

OK. I'm going to prepare something quick, easy but tasteful with these ingredients : spaghetti with shrimp & squid rings in tomato sauce.

My Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

Stuffed zucchini au gratin

Looking for a quick and easy to make recipe for zucchini? Then give a try to my stuffed zucchini au gratin recipe - or stuffed courgette au gratin.

My online friends know me for having a passion for strawberries.  However, do they know that I also have a passion for zucchini (courgettes) that I also grow in the garden ? Not sure...

Hot Stuffed Dates

If you're looking for something different for dessert, that doesn't take a lot of time or ingredients, then hot Stuffed Dates with Walnuts is something to try. This quick and easy recipe is healthy and perfect for a quick snack or dessert.

Recipe for Hot Stuffed Dates with Walnuts

Serving suggestion -2 or 3 hot stuffed dates per person

My Homemade Croque-Monsieur Recipe

Croque-monsieur sandwich

When I don't have time to cook or want to eat a quick and easy to make snack at home, croque-monsieur (French toasted sandwich) come in handy! This type of snack sandwich is made out of toasted or roasted bread, ham and cheese.

Here's my personal croque-monsieur recipe that you can make at home.

Ingredients to make this toasted ham and cheese sandwich (quantities are for 1 sandwich) :

Romantic Dinner for 2: Linguine & Shrimp Sauce

With Valentine's Day's coming up, time has come to find an easy and tasteful recipe to prepare. Linguine and shrimp sauce is a mouthwatering recipe that can make a fantastic main dish for a romantic dinner just the two of you.

The beauty of linguine and shrimp sauce is that you won't have to spend the evening in the kitchen as this tasteful recipe doesn't require a long preparation.

In just a few minutes you'll have all the ingredients ready and thirty minutes later the linguine and shrimp sauce is going to be ready. So, let's take a closer eye to this low-simmering recipe.