50% off at Tapas Tapas Liverpool

January 13, 2010
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Our friends at Tapas Tapas in Liverpool are running a fantastic 50% offer. Read on for full details…
¡Feliz año nuevo / Happy New Year from everybody here at Tapas Tapas! Although we can´t help you to get rid of the ice in your driveway, or transport you to Spain, we think that we [...]

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Albondigas (Spanish Meatballs)

January 12, 2010
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Ingredients for 4:
225 g ( 8 oz) minced beef or lamb
1 onion finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp dry sherry
250 g tin of chopped tomatoes
1 tbs pimenton picante (Spanish spicy paprika)
pinch of sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
fresh thyme, to garnish

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Patatas a lo Pobre (Poor Man’s Potatoes)

January 12, 2010
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Ingredients for 4:
300ml olive oil
3 Spanish onions, thinly sliced
5 garlic cloves, thickly sliced
1 kg potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes
3 green peppers, seeded and roughly chopped
4 bay leaves
Salt, pepper

Heat 5 tablespoons of oil in a large sauté pan or a wok, when hot add the onions, lower the heat and cook the onions slowly [...]

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Turkey and chorizo casserole with beans

January 12, 2010
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This is one way of using up the Christmas turkey and also any odd vegetables you may have. You can use this recipe any time of year using chicken instead of turkey.
Ingredients for 4:
600gm of cooked turkey (or chicken) cut into one to two inch pieces
500gm of cooking chorizo sliced
2 large flat mushrooms
4 cloves of [...]

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Scallops with chorizo and lardons

January 12, 2010

This recipe was inspired by a lunchtime meal of scallops on a sunny afternoon by the beach in Burton Bradstock on the Dorset coast.
Ingredients for 2:
8 scallops (with coral – optional)
100 g bacon lardons (you could use pancetta) cut into quarter- inch cubes
100 g cooking chorizo, cut into quarter-inch cubes
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, [...]

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Spanish Olive Oil Used in Soap

January 7, 2010
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We are extremely pleased to announce that experts in pure handmade soaps and lotions, Born to be Natural, have selected our Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil ‘Codegenil’ from Cordoba as the base for their exclusive natural soaps.
According to founder Malcolm Pascoe, “the higher quality the olive oil, the better the resulting soap”, and Born to [...]

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Tapas Tapas (Liverpool)

December 21, 2009

Check out this review of Tapas Tapas in Liverpool City Centre by Dawn Collinson. “It’s hard to imagine that you could replicate a Spanish tapas bar on a freezing wet winter’s night in Liverpool city centre. Impossible, in fact,” says Dawn. “But somehow that’s exactly what Tapas Tapas does with the absolute minimum of fuss [...]

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Pastrami Sandwich With Melted Mascarpone/Valdeon Cheese Melt

December 21, 2009
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Many thanks to the boys and girls at amazing sandwiches for this fantastic sandwich recipe using Spanish Valdeon blue cheese.  Keep them coming guys!
We’ve found lately that mascarpone cheese is excellent for making all sorts of delicious mixes. Mascarpone pesto for example we used on a turkey sandwich a few weeks ago. This time we are [...]

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White Beans with Baby Spinach Soup

December 14, 2009
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Here’s a great idea for a quick and hearty soup-style dish with a distinctly Spanish feel.
Ingredients
1 Large Spanish onion
6-8 Pre-soaked sun dried tomatoes
250g Chorizo (regular or spicy to taste)
2 Cloves garlic
500g White Spanish beans (judion or cannellini)
1 Large bag baby spinach
1.5 Litres light stock (chicken or vegetable)
100 ml Fino (dry) sherry
Olive oil
Sweet pimenton

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Spanish Omelette (Tortilla): The Definitive Illustrated Guide

December 14, 2009
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Probably after Paella, this is the most typical and tasteful Spanish Recipe.
This is great for sharing in a party and you will definitly impress your friend with your Spanish El Bulli type of cooking style. ( not on the molecular way but on the more traditional Spanish flavors )
Ingredients:
8 medium potatoes, peeled
1 whole Spanish onion
8 [...]

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