Gift guide: gift idea for the host, garden addict, plant person, or foodie in your life. We’ve got a set of hand painted watercolor bouquets with medicinal and culinary herbs. Available at: Society6 (medicinal herbs print, culinary herbs print) Noir Gallery (medicinal herbs, culinary herbs) Minted (coming soon)
Tag: recipe
Magdalenas (spanish muffins) recipe (five ways)
Meet our hero today: magdalena. A magdalena is a cupcake, without frosting. Or a muffin if you prefer. But it is not made with butter, but oil. The classical shape of a magdalena is a mountain, which is called “copete”. We will be making five different versions with our magdalena recipe: classic magdalenas, magdalena in…
Gazpacho video-recipe (Spanish cold vegetable soup)
It’s summertime and it means it’s gazpacho season! Follow my video and make some, you will be immediately taken to Spain! A couple years ago I made an illustrated version of this recipe. It’s available both in English and Spanish. Society6: English – illustrated recipe of gazpacho art print. Framed art print. Canvas print. Spanish – illustrated…
Spanish cocido in the Instant Pot [Video recipe]
Today, we’re going to make a recipe that’s a staple here in Spain. It’s called “cocido,” and I’d wager that nearly every household has its own variation of this dish. The beauty of cocido, which literally translates to “boiled,” is its adaptability. It can be as healthy or as decadently rich as you desire. For…
Receta de coca de Sant Joan
[English version here] Hoy es 23 de junio y por lo tanto es la noche de San Juan (o la revetlla de Sant Joan), así que vamos a hacer una receta tradicional. Es un dulce que normalmente se toma hoy. Es la coca de Sant Joan, una especie de brioche con crema pastelera por encima….
Coca de Sant Joan recipe
[Spanish version here] Today, june 23rd is la noche de San Juan (or la revetlla de Sant Joan) so we are making a traditional recipe, a sweet baked good that’s normally enjoyed today. It’s called Coca de Sant Joan and it’s a brioche-like base with pastry cream on top. I’m going to be making a…
Summary of the lockdow (III): who wants a donut? [Video]
Baking has been, definitively, one of the more fulfilling hobbies for these weeks… My life partner in crime and I recorded a video of me making donuts and then he edited it and composed the music. Now he’s been designated as the official household video editor and music composer. Without furter ado, here’s my donut…
Watercolor illustration: vanilla
A new floral illustration that’s part of my botanical collection: vanilla orchid. Green, yellow and muted green. The vanilla illustration is available as printable file in blursbyai.shop.com or as lots of products in my society6 and redbubble stores. Suggestions: this one works as kitchen print as vanilla is often used in baking, sweets and drinks…
Illustrated recipe: spanish gazpacho
I’ve just added to my society6 shop the illustrated recipe of our gazpacho. Gazpacho is a cold soup that is very typical in Spain, specially in the south, where summers are very hot. It’s a smooth mix of tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, onion and bread, seasoned with olive oil, salt and vinegar. It’s refreshing and reminds me…
Orejas de carnaval recipe, spanish carnival fried traditional pastries
Orejas de carnaval? What’s that? Their name means literally “carnival ears” and they are fried pastries that are made and eaten during carnival. Those thin layers of pastry are coated in cinnamon and sugar and they are very crunchy. My mom and I make a huge batch of them each year and then we deliver them to…