Walkiry | February 24, 2009
They are probably not Russian, but that’s what we call them in Spain, “filetes rusos.” Apparently the more literal translation, “Russian Fillets,” doesn’t sound right, go figure! This is one of my mom’s favourite dishes, as she likes the fact that one can convert meatballs to Russian steaks if anyone complains about not liking meatballs. [...]
Walkiry | February 20, 2009
In yet another “are you serious??” recipe, we are going to make a fantastic dish with something as lowly regarded as a humble leek. And, once again, I have to say that I’m not kidding! You will need: Some leeks. Onions. Cream. Eggs. Salt. Pepper. Nutmeg. Butter. You can also include other vegetables in the [...]
Walkiry | February 19, 2009
A quickie, only to point out that I have posted new pictures in the gallery, and made a permalink on the right side (under “Pictures”, how original!). The old pictures look terrible, don’t they? Blame it on being a pioneer at digital imaging, my first digital camera was a Sony Mavica that used FLOPPY DISKS [...]
Walkiry | February 14, 2009
Right! So I was running low on supplies and I didn’t feel like going to the supermarket. When I mix rice and banana, I usually make “Arroz a la Cubana” (“Cuban style rice”, more or less), which is of course not cuban in origin or anything like that, but I had a lot of cheese [...]
Walkiry | February 12, 2009
That’s two out of three “main things” I want to put in the site, the photo gallery is now live! http://www.walkiry.com/Fotos/ I finally decided to use Jalbum, it’s not exactly cutting edge but it’s reasonably easy to use, and does a good job at tracking changes and synchronyzing from the PC to the Server via [...]
Walkiry | February 12, 2009
So, while we’re at simple dishes, here’s another one that is simple, just takes some time to make. Migas. This is a traditional meal of shepherds in Spain, made with old bread and a few things to make it edible. There are as many recipes as you can imagine, and then some, so I’ll just [...]
Walkiry | February 11, 2009
Simplicity is a great thing. All three people who may have been checking my page have probably noticed that, while tasty, the recipes I post aren’t exactly complicated. I like simple cooking, specially when it’s really really tasty. Not to put down more creative foods – specially from better cooks than myself -, but good [...]
Walkiry | February 8, 2009
So! It’s time for the non-vegetarian entry! The stuffed meatroll, a delicious dish my mom taught me, and a heavy yet awesome dish. The one I am going to make is “junior-sized.” It is advisable that, if you have more people to feed, you make a bigger one. Much bigger one (you’ll see, this dish [...]
Walkiry | February 3, 2009
This is a translation of an article written by Spaniard author Arturo Pérez-Reverte in 1998, published in “El Semanal” under the title “Los Amos del Mundo”. Ten years later, it looks like he was right on the money. Full credit, of course, goes to him. The Lords of the World. You don’t know it, but [...]
Walkiry | February 3, 2009
So! Quite a few days since I posted anything. Well, that’s what happens when one is busy, has a stash of frozen goodies prepared for just such occasions, and spends afternoons in places such as Himatangi beach (with pics to follow – once I find a decent gallery software I can run on this server!). [...]
