Some days you just need a good plate of pasta and what I like about this one, is the fact I can cook it whenever is convenient for me (like when I need a break from the computer when working from home) and leave it in the oven ready for later whenever we are starving.

I don’t think I have ever been in a Japanese restaurant and not ordering Miso aubergines. Their flavor is so addictive and Moorish that when you finish them as a starter you feel like you want more.

Italian risottos have taken the fame when talking about cooking rice at home, but in Spain, we cook it very similar yet healthier, without the need of using butter and cheese.

For this recipe I removed some of the traditional ethnic ingredients used for it like fish sauce, fermented shrimp paste and palm sugar which unless you cook Thai curries once every two weeks I wouldn’t think you need them in your cupboard and I used simple everyday ingredients instead.

I must confess that I haven’t been very impressed with the vegetarian burgers I have tried in the last few years so I’ve put myself the challenge to create one that tastes just as good as some of my favorite beef burgers

This Moorish chicken stew it’s an absolute treat. It feels to me like the type of dish that is served on a family gathering, something that feels a bit more special than an everyday meal. As well it has the right balance of meat, veg and carbs accompanied by a super fragant and deliciously sticky sauce.

It is traditional to make lentils stew with plenty of cured meats in Spain but at home, we frequently cook them only with vegetables so they are lighter and less fatty but still full of flavor. This dish is so healthy and nutritious and we should all be eating it very often, so enjoy!

This stew is rich in flavor and is the perfect comfort food, warming and perfect for any winter day. La Rioja, where the famous Spanish wine comes from, is an incredibly fertile area where some of the best fruit and vegetables in the Iberian Peninsula are grown (and that is a big statement).

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I first tried this dish in a restaurant years ago and fall in love with it. It is not a dish that Spaniards come by often as it is a very regional dish from Valencia, the type that didn’t travel, it stayed in the region.

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The Catalonian sauce for this dish is more famous than the main ingredient itself but in the last decade they have raised in popularity to the point that these particularly sweet and large spring onions have become quite a thing in Spanish restaurants outside of Spain.

Artichokes are one of my favorite vegetables because of their unique and incomparable flavor. It is so particular that there is no other like it out there with that licorice flavor.

I love the less loved cuts of any animal – you need to treat them skilfully to get the best out of them. I often find that the result is so satisfying that I keep coming back to it and this oxtail stew is no exception. It’s not a recipe that was handed down by my Mum, but is actually something I have worked out and developed myself through investigation and real passion.

My family has a house in the mountains near Madrid and it is where we all congregate every Christmas. We are completely spoiled in that you only have to walk out of the house to come across wonderful natural ingredients: mushrooms, asparagus, thistles, game, fish, nuts, wild fruits and berries.

Christmas in Spain last until the 6th of January, Ephiphany Day. It is the biggest day of Christmas and when we open all the gifts that The three Wise Kings brought to us overnight.

This dish has all the elements to be the perfect Christmas centrepiece, if it wasn't for the fact that it is just too easy to make, and you know how complicated we like to make it when it comes to Christmas – nothing can take half an hour.

A simple, quick and delicious soup that we have as a starter for dinner at Christmas with my family. We are so many at the table that this is only one of the few starters there is to choose from. I have to say I always choose them all and have a bit of everything!

Back in Spain, we eat a lot of shellfish and crustacea on Christmas Day, anything from crab to barnacles to langoustines. Every Christmas Eve we go to our family house in the mountains of Madrid to spend Christmas together.

In Spain we do have turkey for Christmas as well. In my family we prepare it in this really different and very special way and of all the turkeys I have tried in my life I can assure you this is the best by far! We Botox de turkey with brandy and we massage the turkey after some yoga exercises. When I say that something is the best and special is for a reason. Be prepared for a very unique Christmas turkey recipe with all the trimmings.