Light meal
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Recipe: Crustless ham, mushroom & spinach quiche
There’s a new pork stall at the markets. Trunkey’s pigs are not pasture-fed but at least they’re farm-raised with no added hormones or antibiotics. They sell the usual cuts and pork products but the thing that really got my attention was nitrate-free bacon (smoked and plain) and ham. Both contain only three ingredients: pork, water and salt. Lately we’ve been alternating our meat breakfasts (some kind of minced meat with different veggies and seasonings) with egg-based breakfasts. I make a big tray, cut it in portions and put them in containers so they’re ready to be reheated and consumed during the week. Here’s the recipe for the latest crustless quiche…
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Recipe: Crustless morcilla & kale quiche
This crustless morcilla & kale quiche is a very tasty and easy to make 3-ingredient breakfast. It freezes well if you choose to keep it for longer than a few days. If you don’t like morcilla (blood sausage) you can use chorizo or your favourite sausage, just keep in mind you might have to use more than two if they’re thin. This crustless morcilla & kale quiche is a very tasty and easy to make 3-ingredient breakfast.
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Recipe: Chorizo & cassava tortilla
I’m not an expert in the history of the tortilla española (Spanish tortilla or omelette), but I believe the traditional tortilla has nothing else than eggs, potatoes and onions. Outside of Spain, however, you can find tortillas with all sorts of ingredients, capsicum, chorizo and mushrooms being some of the most popular. This time I wanted to try some chorizos from Rodriguez Bros that I bought at my local market, so I made a bastardized version of the dish. By the way, the chorizos were delicious, a bit spicy, and while they have sugar and milk in them they’re at least gluten-free.
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Recipe: Palta rellena con camarones (stuffed avocado with prawns)
A few weeks ago my Facebook status reflected how I missed avocados from back home, after opening one I bought for $1 at Woolworths that was horrible inside. A few Peruvian friends chimed in, including Victor who lives in Spain and can buy Peruvian avos there, and Gino who lives in the Central Coast and mentioned palta rellena con camarones (stuffed avocado with prawns). The craving was on. Palta rellena is a great warm weather entrée. It’s basically a mayo-bound salad served in a half avocado. The most popular protein of choice in the filling is pulled chicken (chicken breast that has been boiled and pulled in strips with a…
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Recipe: Atún playero (beach tuna)
More than a recipe, this is a memory. When I was a little girl, my dad took us to the beach every single Sunday in summer (from December 21st to March 20th – he’s extremely punctual). My mum was, as always, in charge of food. She packed a big container full of tuna sandwiches and two huge soft drink bottles (a Coke and a Inca Kola because tastes in the family were divided). Once in the beach, between swimming and sun-bathing, they bought us snacks: some sort of sweet tuile-like cylinders, delicious natural fruit ice pops (I usually got mango, my sisters and mum loved the coconut ones) and/or regular…
