HOMECOOKING WITH TERESA

  This is a recipe that my mother used to make but that I have adapted a little by looking at other recipes in Catalan cookbooks. It's a very tasty and comforting dish, but perhaps more suitable to eat in autumn-winter, as it has a lot of calories and is too heavy to eat when it's hot. It's really meant to be eaten as a single dish, and we'll only need a slice of bread to mop up the sauce, if that's what we like. Ingredients 500g lentils 400g of pork ribs, cut into pieces and salted 2 thick slices of speck, cut thickly 200g of chorizo, without the skin and cut into thick rounds 2 carrots, thickly sliced 3 or 4 thick pork sausages, whole 1 onion, chopped 3 grated tomatoes or 400gr can 1 head of garlic, cut in half horizontally 1 bay leaf 1 sprig of fresh thyme 1 1/2 cups of white wine 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika olive oil salt, pepper Method Put the lentils to soak the day before. Drain the water and wash them well under the tap. Preheat the oven to 170C. Put oil in...

This beef recipe is usually made with veal chops, but I had a cut called Y-bone, from the shoulder, and that being cheaper, sometimes it doesn't come out as tender as the other grilled steaks. They were also very large, almost 1/2 kilo each, and I read that it was recommended to stew them, and well, yesterday I decided to try it by making this recipe. It turned out spectacularly good, and it's very easy to make. I also have to say that the mashed potatoes here work wonderfully, because when mixed with the sauce they taste exceptionally good.... And of course, you can also mop in bread if you prefer it! We try not to eat too much bread, and that's why potatoes are perfect!! Ingredients 1 kg veal sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup (75g) plain flour 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 thick rashers rindless smoked streaky bacon, cut into 5 mm lardons 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 1 cup (250ml) dry red wine 1 generous sprig thyme 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup veal stock 200g button mush...

  This is a recipe from the cookbook Lantern Cookery Classics by Stephanie Alexander, and I have to say that they are delicious! They are a little sweet, sour and slightly spicy.  Ingredients 500g freshly picked young cucumbers, unpeeled 1 onion (about 200g) very thinly sliced 1 1/2 tablespoons kitchen salt 1/4 cup (60ml) hot water Pickling liquid 1 cup (250ml) apple cider vinegar 1 cup (220g) white sugar 2 teaspoons mustard seeds 1 teaspoon chopped dill or tarragon 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric 1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes Method Slice the cucumbers very thinly in a food processor using the slicing attachment or with a mandoline. Mix the cucumber and onion in a mixing bowl. Dissolve salt in hot water in a stainless-steel saucepan over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until completely dissolved, then pour over cucumber mixture. Mix through and leave for 3 hours. Rinse the saucepan. Tip the cucumber and onion into a colander resting over a bowl. Press with the back of a l...