The Ensaimada Trail: Backing up for Review
All this discussion of ensaimadas (links to previous postings here and here) and I realize that I’ve never really explained what they are. Ensaimadas are a pastry associated chiefly with…
Read moreThe Ensaimada Trail: Pedro Ballester’s Ensaimada Recipe
Back to ensaimadas. I’m fainnly getting around to posting a translation of Pedro Ballester’s recipe for Minorcan ensaimadas. It was first published in 1923. It is therefore probably one of…
Read moreAgua Fresca 11: Horchata de Chufa
Well, the afternoon of the 4th July seems like a good time to post about horchata de chufa. It would make a perfect drink to go along with a picnic…
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