Mykitcheninspain

 If you’re a field hand working in the Andalusian sun, you need a midday meal that’s both refreshing and restorative. Gazpacho is the answer. Set a big bowl in the shade. Mash up day-old bread with olive oil and garlic. Add whatever vegetables or fruits are to hand. That might be tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers to make a very classic Andalusian gazpacho, or regional variat...

 Leo (left) and Nico are off to shoot some hoops. (Photo Eli Searl)A carton of two and a half dozen eggs goes into the shopping cart. How long will they last? Maybe three to four days if Nico and Leo each eats four eggs a day. If any of the rest of us want eggs—even a normal two per person—30 eggs will be gone in a couple of days. Leo makes scrambled eggs on toast.My g...

 Smiles! Argentina is winning!At halftime, Egypt had scored two goals against Argentina. Marina, Ben’s Argentine girlfriend, couldn’t stand to watch. She got up and left. As her car pulled away, Argentina scored! I yelled out the door “GOAL!!” She returned, put the Argentine blue and white jersey back on, cheered on her team’s win, and stayed for dinner. "Soccer is tri...

Would you eat rabbit? If you do or if you might, you will be happy to find several recipes for this delicacy in my newest cookbook, Flavors of al-Andalus, The Culinary Legacy of Spain. I include five distinctive recipes for dishes with rabbit: a delicious paella-type rice; rabbit with pasta and fava beans; rabbit cooked with figs and Mudéjar spices; braised in a wine marinade, a...