Bacon on Pics and Cakes

BLT

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:57:44 +0000

BLT stands for Bacon Lettuce Tomato, which translates to a spectacular combo. Especially if you make the bacon the way we did. Want to know the secret? Keep reading.

What do we need?

4 slices of bacon
4 slices of bread
2 tomatoes
A couple of lettuce leaves
2 tablespoons of sugar
Cayenne pepper
Mayonnaise

How do we make it?

Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Meanwhile, wash the lettuce and tomato.

Quiche Lorraine

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:07:30 +0000

As part of the campaign “No newly-independent young adult shall go hungry, even if they don’t like cooking,” here’s another easy recipe — one of those that almost everyone knows, but just in case, I don’t want to hear that you’re not eating well just because you couldn’t be bothered to do a couple of little things in the kitchen.

What do we need?

For the shortcrust pastry:

Stuffed Potatoes

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:50:42 +0000

I have to admit we’re a bit like sponges — anything we see and like, we try to make at home. That’s exactly what happened with today’s recipe. A few years ago we went with friends to spend Easter week in Camposancos, a lovely little village in Pontevedra, and there Ana (with Germán’s help) made us some delicious stuffed potatoes that could have fed a regiment (well, maybe we weren’t quite that many…). The thing is, we loved the idea and ever since it’s been part of our recipe book.

Pasta Carbonara

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:35:14 +0000

Truth is, this is a recipe we’ve been making for ages and one that I always thought was “the original” — the way I figured this typical Italian dish was prepared by mammas all over Italy. How wrong I was… Every Italian who’s seen us make this dish has been surprised, has laughed, and has gotten outraged in equal measure when watching us prepare “their dish” with cream instead of uovo. Here you can see how they make it, and without further ado I’ll show you our version (having tried both, I’ll stick with ours :p)

Coq au vin

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:36:29 +0000

Whole kitchen in their Savory Proposal for October invites us to prepare a French classic, “Coq au Vin”. Or in other words, chicken in wine — you can tell I learned French at school :p.

What do we need?

(serves 2)

2 chicken thighs
1 large onion
2 carrots
3 slices of bacon
2 cloves of garlic
50 g (1.75 oz) mushrooms
2 glasses of wine
4 glasses of chicken stock

Fresh Stuffed Pasta

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:25:59 +0000

Whole Kitchen in their Savory Proposal for the month of September invites us to make an Italian classic: “Stuffed Pasta.” With this recipe we kick off a new adventure on this amazing food blog, where every month we’re challenged to make a savory dish and a sweet one. We love the idea — it’s original and pretty useful, since it pushes you to make dishes you might not normally tackle, and it also lets you check out what the other participants come up with.

Two-Flavor Pizza

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:03:34 +0000

This pizza was two flavors but it could just as easily have been one, five, or twelve. The important thing is to realize that with just a few ingredients you can put together a quick and easy meal. Plus, for all of you who have friends who are a bit picky with food (yes, we all have one of those) who don’t eat onion, tuna, or tomato, the idea of splitting the pizza into different flavors will satisfy everyone’s tastes without having to make a million different pizzas.