Spanish Holiday/Event Recipes

"This is a great recipe for those fresh from the garden green beans."

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Ingredients: garlic, green beans, olive oil...

"While this is usually served as a tapa, it is too good not to eat as a main course. After trying the ones that were posted here on Zaar, I found myself still searching for the gambas we had in Barcelona. Finally I found the recipe with the flavor and creaminess of the dish we fell in love with in Spain! The same dish can be made with squid, cut into..."

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Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, shrimp...

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Ingredients: ground cumin, dried sweet basil leaves...

"Adapted from a recipe in 'The Australian Women's Weekly's TAPAS antipasto mezze'. Chorizo sausage - surprisingly NOT in the Zaar Kitchen Dictionary - is a sausage of Spanish origin made from ground pork, garlic and chillies, so if you cannot get chorizo sausages that gives you the general idea: just substitute with a sausage you really like. The..."

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Ingredients: chorizo sausages, olive oil...

"Coquito is a Puerto Rican version of Egg Nog. It is to die for. I experienced this for the first time last year and I can not get enough. My friend gave me the recipe and she makes it only at christmas, she fills wine bottles with it and then makes them look pretty and gives them as gifts. One taste and you will want more and more."

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Ingredients: evaporated milk, rum...

"One of the things I really miss about eating at my mother-in-law's house! The perfect ending to any meal. Light and satisfying."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, shredded coconut...

"Churros a hot and crunchy exterior with a soft chewy interior street food. Originated in Spain they quickly spread to Mexico and Argentina. Today, Churros are also enjoyed in the United States by all nationalities."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sugar, corn oil, eggs...

"This is a wonderfully flavorful meal. Chicken or pork may be substituted for the seafood, or try a "mixed" paella, with a little of each!"

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Ingredients: shrimp, green peppers...

"This outrageously rich sauce, flavored with salty, nutty Manchego, gets poured on sautéed cauliflower and baked until it's golden and bubbling. MAKE AHEAD: The gratin can be prepared through Step 4 and refrigerated overnight. Bring it to room temperature before baking."

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Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, gouda cheese...

"A delectable tangy topping of Cheddar cheese, chopped olives, sun-dried tomatoes with cherry tomatoes - melted on little toasted bread rounds! Perfect for all types of parties, buffets, nibbles, Hors D'oeuvres, starters and aperitif snacks! I make up my toasted bread rounds ahead of time and store them in an airtight tin; the cheese rarebit mixture..."

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Ingredients: pepper, English mustard powder...

"This is a simple but very filling Spanish potato and sausage stew. The chorizo and paprika give this a lovely smokey flavour, so for the best results you'll want to search out those two ingredients. Otherwise, you could add in any number of vegetables. Try corn, carrots or green peppers. The kind of chorizo to use in this dish is the raw pork sausage,..."

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, fresh basil...