Tag Archives: bread

Pichón Relleno

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Mad Dog

This is a stuffed pigeon recipe from Castilla y León in Spain. Pigeon, like rabbit is a common farmed animal in Europe – it’s not unusual to see them kept for meat in dovecotes (palomares) en el campo (rural areas), … Continue reading →

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Salmorejo Cordobés

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Mad Dog

Salmorejo is a cold tomato soup from Córdoba in Spain. The soup is thought to date back to the time of the Romans. Roman soldiers drank a mixture of water and wine vinegar flavoured with herbs (and sometimes salt or … Continue reading →

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Sopa Seca (Dry Soup)

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Mad Dog

This is a Portuguese bread and garlic soup, Sopa Seca de Alho, which reminds me somewhat of the Spanish Sopa de Ajo (while being quite different at the same time). Bread soups were, apparently, brought to Iberia by the Moors … Continue reading →

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Migas

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Mad Dog

September 8th 2011 Migas is a very simple dish, made from stale bread, that can be cooked in a large pot over a wood fire. A perfect meal, prepared in the fields, for a farm worker or shepherd and lately … Continue reading →

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Ajoblanco

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Mad Dog

Ajoblanco is a refreshing Spanish soup, served cold. It’s sometimes referred to as white gazpacho or sopa de ajo (not to be confused with a hot sopa de ajo) and is typical of Andalusia and Extremadura. Almáchar in Málaga even has a … Continue reading →

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Pan con Tomate

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Mad Dog

August 15th 2011 Pan con Tomate is a very simple, yet extraordinarily delicious way of serving bread with a meal. In Catalunya, where it originates, all meals come with tomato bread (pa amb tomàquet – the Catalan name), instead of plain old … Continue reading →

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Return to Fitzrovia

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Mad Dog

June 4th, 2011 I met Catie at Blacks in Soho, for a wine tasting, organised by Aubert & Mascoli. It turned out to be a very pleasant afternoon – the Genièvrières, a Bourgogne Macon-Cruzillé was particularly good. On Wednesday, somewhere … Continue reading →

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Chorizo Bread

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Mad Dog

May 31st, 2011 I started off with the idea of making coca, a popular type of flat bread from the Balearic Islands (similar to a thick pizza dough with a flavoured topping). Then I looked at focaccia, because I wanted … Continue reading →

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Breadcrumbs

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Mad Dog

February 19th, 2011 Breadcrumbs are really easy to make and if you make or buy good bread they will be far tastier than something from the supermarket. Save up your bread until you have an oven trayful. Mine keeps well … Continue reading →

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Croutons

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Mad Dog

September 30th, 2010 Croutons are small pieces of bread, cubed and seasoned, then rebaked in the oven. They make great companions to soup, and salads. Cube some stale bread, oil a baking tray and mix the bread with some chopped … Continue reading →

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