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Monday Morning Photo - Wisteria Time in Andalucia

How quickly spring comes around after the short winter here in the Sierra Sur de Jaén. After lots of very much needed rain we´re back to the normal cloudless blue.  My garden is shooting incredbily with the moisture and now sunshine. And my beautiful wisteria flowers grandly albeit it short-lived. The big black carpenter bees love it. Each flowering season reminds me of the Botanical Gardens in Malaga and the ´tunnel´ of wisteria that I haven´t yet caught in bloom. April is a good time to plan to go if it´s on your list.  Here´s the botanical garden link La Concepción Botanical Gardens. And a sneaky peak at the wisteria. See the Monday Morning Photos list.
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The Food of Spain - Review

The Food of Spain a Journey for Food Lovers published by Murdoch Books

To say this is the biggest and best Spanish cookbook on my shelf is only partially right. It is certainly the biggest and one of the best, probably coming in a close secondplace, but right now it´s certainly my favourite.

It´s large bright format packed with pics certainly sells the recipe and Spain well. The plethora of photos is great, ranging from Spanish sights to instructional how-to ones. There is also plenty of information, history and insight into Spanish gastronomy.

The recipes range from tapas to humble stodgy potajes, from the divine – Vieiras en Salsa de Cava, Scallops in a Cava Sauce to the not so acceptable on my table Callos conGarbanzos, Tripe with Chickpeas.

Even the non-cook willdelight in its pages. It´s a Spanish lesson in food terms, as all the recipes have a Spanish and English title and very informative on the different areas and differences in cooking techniques.

My sampling for tonight is the Bacalao al Ajo Arriero translated as Bacalao (salt cod as I´m sure you know) with Red Capsicum. Watch out for the verdict, if it´s anything as good as the photo it will be fabulous.


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