European dinner party fry recipes

Italian Meatballs

Years ago I had an Italian neighbor who became a close friend. I always commented on her delicious meatballs and one day she shared the recipe with…

Super Fast Fried Cheese Appetizer - Saganaki

If you have a cast iron skillet, you can make a simple, delicious appetizer - fast! A cheese lover's delight!…

Tortillas de camarones or shrimp tortillas

Tortillas de camarones from Andalusia are made with a tiny type of shrimp called camarón and chickpea flour and…

Cold Angel Hair Pasta in Truffle Oil with Abalone and Caviar

Foodies, here’s another Christmas recipe to serve up a gastronomic meal. Combining all the extravagant…

Panizas or chickpea fritters

Panizas are typical from the Cádiz province in Andalusia, where the Sherry wines come from. They are made from chickpea flour, boiled in water, made…

Grandma Libia's croquetas

Traditional children's fare and a delectable tapa

Squash Blossoms, The Edible Flowers And How To Fix Them

This is the time of year when squash blossoms are found in Farmers Markets all around Sonoma. If you've never…

Beef Burritos with sweet onions and red peppers jam

My grandmother's migas

A very traditional Spanish dish, originally shepherd's fare, of diced bread stir-fried with chorizo, ham and paprika

ham cheese and chicken sausage roll

easy to make

Fried cauliflower.

You know that I love cauliflower, I had the whole day dedicated to cauliflower in my ***good food*** section on Helen’s Cooking Facebook fan page.…

Fried Cheese

Morcilla beignets

Morcilla is a typical Spanish soft sausage made with onion, rice, pork lard, pork blood, salt and quite some spices such as pimentón, pepper,…

Italian Style Nacho Recipe So Simple!

So Easy it only takes 10 to 15 minutes to make!

Parcels with asparagus, mozzarella and prosciutto

Delectable and very elegant hors d'oeuvre that is really easy to make.