Spain - travel & recipes

While visiting our daughter in Andalusia Spain we discovered the ubiquitous “tomato bread”. Everywhere we went it was served as breakfast. All you need for this delight is a good tomato, some crusty bread, olive oil, and a clove of fresh garlic. Oh, and a box grater helps! The Key: Use the Highest Quality Ingredients …

Sopa de fideo can be made low carb by substituting in shirataki noodles for the fideo (mexican spaghetti type of pasta). This is an easy and delicious soup.

This recipe is for Basque Chicken and Chorizo Skillet Dinner: It is compliant with the Slow Carb Diet, Low Carb Diet and Keto Diet.

Piperade is the simple, elegant and quintessential dish of the small Basque region that sits partially in France and partially in Spain.  The signature ingredients are those found readily in this region and consist of onion, garlic, peppers and tomatoes (and usually a spicy paprika). This slow carb recipe was inspired by Hubert Keller’s slider …

Eggs are a great source of nutrition, one large egg containing 6 grams of protein and an array of vitamins and minerals.  Eggs, along with vegetables, are also a mainstay of many of several popular diets, including the slow-carb-diet, the Paleo diet and keto.  This wonderful rendition of  a North African version of ratatouille, called …

Low Carb Gazpacho & Breakfast Tomato Bread: Two recipes that use heirloom tomatoes in their freshest form in classic dishes from Spain.

Refreshing Summer Drink of Horchata and Cinnamon Vanilla Spice Syrup. Can make a great craft cocktail or a refreshing non-alcoholic drink

Spanish chickpea and spinach soup can be eaily modified to fit in low carb lifestyles. Decrease the amount of chickpeas and add chorizo!