Aha! The sun’s back and that means it’s time for tapas. Lovely summery little dishes: as I now have an enormous collection of the real deal terracotta, courtesy of Waitrose (again), plus a handy mini toaster oven, I make a batch, keep it in the fridge and portion it out in tapas or raciones as the mood and need arise. It’s not so hard with good ingredients on hand:
A bag of frozen seafood, sliced potato and some garlic butter
home-made pesto and leftover rice stuffed inside Lidl’s bargain monster tomatoes
frozen artichokes and spinach baked with mozzarella, crême fraîche and a nugget of parmesan become a tasty hot dip
butterbeans, tomatoes and anchovies, all coaxed from their cans, make yet another another little snack
All that’s needed is a grating of garlic here and a pinch of pimentón there; parsley for greens, good bread and a jug of sangria. Followed by a siesta – buen día!
Gastroplod 