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Scrambled eggs with mushrooms and Spanish ham Ingredients (4 servings) 800 g assorted mushrooms . I�ve used frozen mushrooms. 8 slices Spanish ham (about 160 g), chopped - You can use prosciutto 4 medium cloves of garlic 4 large eggs  Freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste Herbs de Provence to taste Extra virgin olive oil, to saut� mushrooms Chives for garnish Directions Heat a dash of extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet and saut� the cloves of garlic, minced. Then add the mushrooms and continue saut�ing at low heat until mushrooms give off most of their liquid.                                                                     ...

Recipe in Spanish here - Receta en espa�ol aqu� My father used to make this for me when I was a child. I still love it Strawberry smoothie Ingredients 250 g fresh strawberries 300 ml milk 2 tablespoon white sugar (add a little more if you prefer sweeter) Garnish: whipped cream, grated chocolate, sprinkles... Directions Rinse strawberries under running water but do not soak them. Remove the stems and cut strawberries into pieces. In a blender combine milk, sugar and strawberries. Blend until smooth.  Pour into glasses and serve. You can garnish it with whipped cream or grated chocolate.

Recipe in Spanish here - Receta en espa�ol aqu� Easy to prepare these croquettes are perfect for a dinner. Tuna, salmon, shrimp and crab croquettes   Ingredients (24 big croquettes, you can store them in your freezer) 250 g fresh shrimps 150 g fresh salmon (1 slice) 100 g crab sticks (6 small sticks) 100 g tuna, well drained  (2 small cans) Extra virgin olive oil Bechamel sauce 150 g onion, finely chopped 500 ml whole milk  100 ml shrimp stock (make it using shrimp shells) 100 g extra virgin olive oil 100 g wheat flour Ground black pepper and nutmeg to taste Salt to taste Breading Bread crumbs Beaten egg (what you need) Olive oil enough to fry them Directions Cook the shrimps with the shells. Reserve the cooking water. Peel and use the shrimp shells to make shrimp stock.  Cut into small pieces the shrimps and set aside. Bring to a simmer the cooking water with the shrimp�s shells, pressing down on the shells with a spatula to extract maximum flavor. Simmer 10 ...

Recipe in Spanish here - Receta en espa�ol aqu� This is a simple recipe but it�s flavorful, and if you like crusty bread dipped into melted cheese you will love this. The best thing is you really only need 4 ingredients to prepare it.  This dish also known as provoleta is very typical in Argentina and it makes a wonderful appetizer. Provoleta Ingredients 1 round provolone 1 medium tomato, sliced Extra virgin olive oil Dried oregano to taste Directions Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350�F. Place in an oven safe casserole dish the slices of tomato, put the provolone cheese and pour some extra virgin olive oil over the cheese and sprinkle with dried oregano to taste. Bake at 350 �F (180 C) until the cheese begins to bubble and  is melted. Remove from oven and serve immediately with some crusty bread and enjoy!

Recipe in Spanish here / Receta en espa�ol aqu� A smooth and creamy strawberry mousse with a cookie and hazelnut crust, and topped with strawberry gelatin.   No-bake strawberry and cream cheesecake    Ingredients (8 inch springform pan) Crust 150 g Digestive biscuits   50 g unsalted butter 30 g hazelnuts 30 ml water 30 ml of sweet wine 30g sugar 200 g strawberries to decorate around Filling 400 ml heavy whipping cream, very cold 100 g white sugar (30 g for cheese mixture, 70 g for the whipping cream) 4 sheets of unflavored gelatin (8 g) 250 g fresh strawberries 150 cream cheese , at room temperature Topping 100 g strawberries 40 g white sugar 1 tablespoon sweet wine 3 sheets unflavored gelatin Directions Crust In a saucepan heat the water with the wine and sugar to prepare a kind of syrup. Let it simmer around 10 minutes to reduce and remove from heat and set aside. Place the digestive biscuits and hazelnuts in the food processor and grind until it looks like s...