Discover Extremadura
The surprisingly good weather we are having lately makes me want to prepare refreshing dishes. As I haven’t been back home since spring I knew it was time to cook a recipe from Extremadura to cheer me up a bit. And nothing can cheer you up more than jerimoje. Just pronouncing the name makes me […]
As Easter is just a few days away, today I’m sharing with you how to make torrijas. They are slices of Spanish-style bread pudding we make during Lent and Easter and they make a perfect breakfast or dessert. Ingredients: ½ stale baguette or similar in 1 cm- thick slices ½ l milk 2 tablespoons white […]
Today I will share with you the last of my winter recipes from Extremadura. Ensalada de invierno is a tangy winter salad from Tornavacas, a little village in the Jerte valley, in northern Extremadura. I tried this recipe for the first time just a few weeks ago and I found it unusual and tasty. It […]
Repápalos are a sort of croquettes made of bread, very popular in Extremadura. They can be salty or sweet and are a cheap and easy way of using stale bread you may have at home. Today I’m sharing with you the recipe of the sweet repápalos. I hope you like it! Ingredients for the repápalos: […]
If you like food and cooking as much as I do you are going to enjoy this new section of the blog. I will cook and share with you traditional recipes from Extremadura, following the instructions and advice from people I know. In some cases local ingredients (such as Iberian pork) will not be available […]
