This Moorish chicken stew it’s an absolute treat. It feels to me like the type of dish that is served on a family gathering, something that feels a bit more special than an everyday meal. As well it has the right balance of meat, veg and carbs accompanied by a super fragant and deliciously sticky sauce.

It is traditional to make lentils stew with plenty of cured meats in Spain but at home, we frequently cook them only with vegetables so they are lighter and less fatty but still full of flavor. This dish is so healthy and nutritious and we should all be eating it very often, so enjoy!

This stew is rich in flavor and is the perfect comfort food, warming and perfect for any winter day. La Rioja, where the famous Spanish wine comes from, is an incredibly fertile area where some of the best fruit and vegetables in the Iberian Peninsula are grown (and that is a big statement).

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I first tried this dish in a restaurant years ago and fall in love with it. It is not a dish that Spaniards come by often as it is a very regional dish from Valencia, the type that didn’t travel, it stayed in the region.

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The Catalonian sauce for this dish is more famous than the main ingredient itself but in the last decade they have raised in popularity to the point that these particularly sweet and large spring onions have become quite a thing in Spanish restaurants outside of Spain.

Artichokes are one of my favorite vegetables because of their unique and incomparable flavor. It is so particular that there is no other like it out there with that licorice flavor.

I love the less loved cuts of any animal – you need to treat them skilfully to get the best out of them. I often find that the result is so satisfying that I keep coming back to it and this oxtail stew is no exception. It’s not a recipe that was handed down by my Mum, but is actually something I have worked out and developed myself through investigation and real passion.

My family has a house in the mountains near Madrid and it is where we all congregate every Christmas. We are completely spoiled in that you only have to walk out of the house to come across wonderful natural ingredients: mushrooms, asparagus, thistles, game, fish, nuts, wild fruits and berries.

Christmas in Spain last until the 6th of January, Ephiphany Day. It is the biggest day of Christmas and when we open all the gifts that The three Wise Kings brought to us overnight.

This dish has all the elements to be the perfect Christmas centrepiece, if it wasn't for the fact that it is just too easy to make, and you know how complicated we like to make it when it comes to Christmas – nothing can take half an hour.

A simple, quick and delicious soup that we have as a starter for dinner at Christmas with my family. We are so many at the table that this is only one of the few starters there is to choose from. I have to say I always choose them all and have a bit of everything!

Back in Spain, we eat a lot of shellfish and crustacea on Christmas Day, anything from crab to barnacles to langoustines. Every Christmas Eve we go to our family house in the mountains of Madrid to spend Christmas together.

In Spain we do have turkey for Christmas as well. In my family we prepare it in this really different and very special way and of all the turkeys I have tried in my life I can assure you this is the best by far! We Botox de turkey with brandy and we massage the turkey after some yoga exercises. When I say that something is the best and special is for a reason. Be prepared for a very unique Christmas turkey recipe with all the trimmings.

In my family we eat this dish of braised red cabbage with apples as a starter on Christmas Eve. I’m a born and bred Madrileño and this is a very traditional Christmas dish; in fact I can’t recall a Christmas without it. My great aunty Tere is always in charge of this dish but I am the one she gives it first to try, to check if it’s missing something. I have learned from the best.

Even though these are traditionally Christmas biscuits, that has never stopped me from making them all year round. They are not too sweet and, of course, I love anything with almonds in...

Let’s talk about Christmas. In England you have lots of traditions that include clothes, Christmas songs, food, mulled drinks and sweets. Who doesn’t eat mince pies over the Christmas season?

On the 26th of December, it is a tradition in Catalonia to get together with the family and feast on Canelones.

This tapa is truly a Spaniard’s favorite. You will find these plump marinated anchovies on the counters in tapas bars throughout Spain.