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Fish recipes – Jerte-style trout

Fish recipes – Jerte-style trout

by Irene Corchado Resmella | Dec 8, 2015 | Recipes from Extremadura

Are you having guests over for dinner soon? Not sure what to cook? Do you like Spanish recipes? If you are looking for fish recipes here’s an idea—Jerte-style trout. It’s simple, quick and delicious. Jerte is a small town located in the Jerte Valley, in northern...
Pumpkin recipes from Extremadura: Ajo de calabaza

Pumpkin recipes from Extremadura: Ajo de calabaza

by Irene Corchado Resmella | Nov 9, 2015 | Recipes from Extremadura

Piggy Traveller was in the kitchen last weekend preparing a nice and autumnal dish from Extremadura: ajo de calabaza. What is it? It’s a pumpkin soup with garlic, bread, red chilli and cumin seeds This dish comes from my hometown of Don Benito, in central Extremadura....
‘Jerimoje’, the summer salad with the funny name

‘Jerimoje’, the summer salad with the funny name

by Irene Corchado Resmella | Jul 22, 2015 | Recipes from 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...
Easter recipe: torrijas

Easter recipe: torrijas

by Irene Corchado Resmella | Mar 30, 2015 | FOOD & DRINK, Recipes from Extremadura

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...
Recipe from Extremadura: Winter salad

Recipe from Extremadura: Winter salad

by Irene Corchado Resmella | Mar 9, 2015 | Recipes from Extremadura

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...
Recipes from Extremadura: sweet croquettes in milk

Recipes from Extremadura: sweet croquettes in milk

by Irene Corchado Resmella | Feb 6, 2015 | Recipes from Extremadura

Repápalos are some sort of croquettes made of bread, and are 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...
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