Home cooking
Spain
103 dishes, kept by 3 cooks who put their own weeknights on the shelf.
The Spain shelf
What Spain cooks when it is cooking for itself.
One catalog, seen from one kitchen. The shelf opens on what households here cooked this week and closes on what gets made in twenty minutes, because that is what a weeknight actually looks like.
Cooked most this week
Porridge de Avena con Fruta (Oat Porridge with Fruit)
Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup)
Albondigas en Salsa (Spanish Meatballs in Tomato Sauce)
Arroz a Banda (Valencian Fish Stock Rice)
Arroz con Verduras (Everyday Vegetable Rice)
Calabacines Rellenos (Stuffed Courgettes with Beef and Tomato)
Carne Guisada con Patatas (Beef and Potato Stew)
Cereales con Leche (Breakfast Cereal with Milk)
Esparragos Trigueros a la Plancha (Pan-Seared Wild Asparagus)
Ensaladilla Rusa (Spanish Potato and Tuna Salad)
Mollete con Aceite y Tomate (Antequera Soft Roll with Oil and Tomato)
Patatas Fritas Caseras (Homemade Twice-Fried Potatoes)
Sunday means my mother's house, a slow stew, and too too many people at one table.
Home cooking from northern Spain
Alubias Blancas con Chorizo (White Beans with Chorizo)
Bacalao a la Vizcaina (Salt Cod in Basque Red Pepper Sauce)
Bacalao al Pil-Pil (Basque Salt Cod in Garlic Olive Oil Sauce)
Caldo Gallego (Galician Bean and Greens Broth)
Cocido Montanes (Cantabrian Bean and Cabbage Stew)
Coliflor con Ajada (Cauliflower with Galician Garlic and Pimenton Oil)
Fabada Asturiana (Asturian Bean Stew)
Marmitako (Basque Tuna and Potato Stew)
Menestra de Verduras (Braised Spring Vegetable Medley)
Merluza en Salsa Verde (Hake in Green Parsley Sauce)
Patatas a la Riojana (Riojan Potato and Chorizo Stew)
Pote Gallego (Galician Pork and Greens Stew)
Home cooking from central Spain
Alubias Blancas con Chorizo (White Beans with Chorizo)
Cocido Madrileno (Madrid Chickpea and Meat Stew)
Gachas Dulces (Sweet Flour Porridge with Cinnamon)
Menestra de Verduras (Braised Spring Vegetable Medley)
Migas (Fried Breadcrumbs with Chorizo)
Patatas a la Riojana (Riojan Potato and Chorizo Stew)
Pisto Manchego (La Mancha Stewed Summer Vegetables)
Pochas Viudas (Stewed Fresh White Beans, Meatless)
Sopa de Ajo (Castilian Garlic Soup)
Home cooking from southern Spain
Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup)
Boquerones en Vinagre (Vinegar-Cured Anchovies)
Espinacas con Garbanzos (Seville Chickpeas and Spinach)
Gachas Dulces (Sweet Flour Porridge with Cinnamon)
Gazpacho Andaluz (Chilled Andalusian Tomato Soup)
Habas con Jamon (Fava Beans with Serrano Ham)
Mollete con Aceite y Tomate (Antequera Soft Roll with Oil and Tomato)
Pescaito Frito (Andalusian Fried Fish)
Pipirrana (Jaen Chopped Salad)
Porra Antequerana (Thick Chilled Malaga Tomato and Bread Puree)
Potaje de Garbanzos (Chickpea and Spinach Potaje)
Puchero Andaluz (Andalusian Chickpea and Meat Stew)
Spain, dish of the day
Esparragos Trigueros a la Plancha (Pan-Seared Wild Asparagus)
Spanish home cooking, and on the plate it is the dish at the centre and the cooked vegetable.
Breakfast, so nobody decides at dawn
Bocadillo de Atun con Tomate (Tuna and Tomato Sandwich)
Bocadillo de Jamon y Queso (Ham and Cheese Baguette Sandwich)
Bocadillo de Tortilla de Patatas (Potato Omelette Sandwich)
Cereales con Leche (Breakfast Cereal with Milk)
Fruta de Temporada (Seasonal Fresh Fruit)
Gachas Dulces (Sweet Flour Porridge with Cinnamon)
Huevos Fritos con Patatas (Fried Eggs with Potatoes)
Huevos Revueltos con Tomate (Scrambled Eggs with Tomato)
Huevos Revueltos (Spanish Scrambled Eggs)
Macedonia de Frutas con Yogur (Fruit Salad with Yogurt)
Magdalenas Caseras (Homemade Spanish Muffins)
Mollete con Aceite y Tomate (Antequera Soft Roll with Oil and Tomato)
Lunch, without deciding twice
Acelgas Rehogadas (Sauteed Chard with Garlic and Pimenton)
Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup)
Albondigas en Salsa (Spanish Meatballs in Tomato Sauce)
Alubias Blancas con Chorizo (White Beans with Chorizo)
Arros amb Fesols i Naps (Valencian Rice with Beans and Turnips)
Arroz a Banda (Valencian Fish Stock Rice)
Arroz a la Cubana (Rice with Tomato Sauce, Fried Egg, and Banana)
Arroz al Horno (Valencian Baked Rice with Chickpeas and Potato)
Arroz Blanco (Plain White Rice)
Arroz con Verduras (Everyday Vegetable Rice)
Bacalao a la Vizcaina (Salt Cod in Basque Red Pepper Sauce)
Bacalao al Pil-Pil (Basque Salt Cod in Garlic Olive Oil Sauce)
Tonight's dinners
Acelgas Rehogadas (Sauteed Chard with Garlic and Pimenton)
Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup)
Arroz a la Cubana (Rice with Tomato Sauce, Fried Egg, and Banana)
Arroz Blanco (Plain White Rice)
Berenjenas al Horno (Baked Aubergine with Tomato and Cheese)
Boquerones en Vinagre (Vinegar-Cured Anchovies)
Calabacines Rellenos (Stuffed Courgettes with Beef and Tomato)
Chuletas de Cerdo a la Plancha (Pan-Seared Pork Chops)
Coliflor con Ajada (Cauliflower with Galician Garlic and Pimenton Oil)
Crema de Calabacin (Cream of Zucchini Soup)
Crema de Champinones (Cream of Mushroom Soup)
Croquetas Caseras (Homemade Ham Croquettes)
Under thirty minutes
Acelgas Rehogadas (Sauteed Chard with Garlic and Pimenton)
Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup)
Arroz a la Cubana (Rice with Tomato Sauce, Fried Egg, and Banana)
Arroz Blanco (Plain White Rice)
Bocadillo de Atun con Tomate (Tuna and Tomato Sandwich)
Bocadillo de Jamon y Queso (Ham and Cheese Baguette Sandwich)
Bocadillo de Tortilla de Patatas (Potato Omelette Sandwich)
Boquerones en Vinagre (Vinegar-Cured Anchovies)
Cereales con Leche (Breakfast Cereal with Milk)
Chuletas de Cerdo a la Plancha (Pan-Seared Pork Chops)
Coliflor con Ajada (Cauliflower with Galician Garlic and Pimenton Oil)
Crema de Calabacin (Cream of Zucchini Soup)
Or start from the recipes
Plan a week from Spain
Dinejot builds the week around this kitchen: the same spice tolerance, the same effort on a Wednesday, and the things nobody at your table will eat, left out by construction.