Vegetable leaf

leeks • celery stalks with leaves • large carrot • medium potatoes • green onions • Butter • Pecorino cheese • Dry white wine (such as fino or manzanilla sherry) • Spices: coarse salt, black pepper, white pepper, allspice, nutmeg, and tarragon

large bag fresh spinach leaves • cooked chickpeas • bread • sweet paprika (preferably smoked, like pimentón de la Vera) • cumin seeds • garlic cloves • vegetable bouillon cubes • Extra virgin olive oil

cooked chickpeas • garlic • spinach leaves (about 800 grams) • day-old bread • Sweet paprika • Ground cumin • apple cider vinegar • Olive oil and salt

pork ribs, cut into small pieces (I add the meat so the fat gives the rice more flavor and richness) • large handful flat green beans, ends trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces • red bell pepper • chickpeas (about 1 1/4 cups), soaked for 12 hours and boiled for about 30 minutes. Reserve the cooking water to add to the rice later • fresh spinach, chopped • green garlic stalks (or substitute 3 scallions) • fresh fava beans • ripe tomatoes, grated, and 2 garlic cloves, also grated. If you have a little parsley, add that too • eggplant • artichokes, trimmed of tough outer leaves, cut into wedges, then halved to get to the tender heart • sweet paprika • food coloring and saffron threads •

bomba rice (about 300 grams) • large chicken breast • frozen mixed vegetables • diced green, red, and orange bell peppers • carrot • onion • garlic • paella seasoning or saffron blend • sweet paprika • goose egg and 5 quail eggs or 2 large chicken eggs • white wine • crushed tomatoes •

dried chickpeas (about 500 grams) • zucchini • tomato • onion • carrots • green bell pepper (or 1/2 red bell pepper) • garlic cloves • paprika • turmeric • ground cumin • Salt • Black pepper •

thin soup noodles (about 70 grams) • poached eggs • broccoli stem • chopped cabbage leaves • Peel from 2 carrots • zucchini • turmeric • Water • Salt

bomba rice (about 300 grams) • flat green beans (100 grams) • chicken or vegetable broth (about 700 ml; use your preference) • large carrots or 2 small carrots • onion • garlic cloves • bay leaves • smoked paprika (Pimentón de la Vera) • Salt • Black pepper (to taste) • red bell pepper • green bell pepper •

carrots (well-washed, including the peels) • medium potatoes (with skin if clean) • celery stalk with leaves • zucchini • onion • garlic clove • Salt and pepper to taste • water or vegetable broth (1 liter) • cooked rice (can be from the day before) • egg • breadcrumbs (you can toast and grind stale bread) • Salt, pepper, and spices to taste (oregano or parsley work well)

whole chicken breast • chicken thigh and drumstick • egg • Breadcrumbs • Minced garlic and parsley • carrot • onion • green bell pepper • red bell pepper • cabbage leaves • Roma tomato • grated tomato •

flour (about 500 grams) • yeast • egg • salt • warm water • sardines (about 270 grams) • tomato • onion and garlic • Black pepper, parsley, bay leaf, salt, and wine vinegar • oil for frying

cooked white corn (about 250 grams) • instant polenta (about 250 grams) • carrots • sweet onion or scallion • green bell pepper • yellow or red bell pepper • tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes (about 250 grams) • shredded Cheddar cheese (about 150 grams) • butter (about 30 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese • processed cheese or any easy-melting cheese • Extra virgin olive oil •

chickpeas (about 200 grams) • tomatoes • eggs • spinach (about 150 grams) • onion • potatoes • garlic • sweet paprika • hot paprika • cumin • bay leaves • vegetable broth (1 liter) •

cucumbers • extra virgin olive oil (about 60 ml) • vinegar (about 60 ml) • cold mineral water (about 120 ml) • plain yogurt, preferably Greek • small roll of stale bread • fresh basil leaves • fresh mint leaves • fresh dill if making tzatziki • blanched almonds • salt

cooked spinach • cooked chickpeas • bread • cumin • sweet paprika • bay leaves • garlic cloves • white wine (120 ml) • Salt and olive oil

cucumber • Golden Delicious apple • green bell pepper • mint leaves • garlic clove • water (400 ml) • apple cider vinegar (30 ml) • Salt • olive oil (100 ml) • Optional: sugar

whole tomatoes • honey • sugar (preferably cane sugar) • sweet paprika • dried rosemary • dried thyme • fresh parsley leaves (about 10 grams) • bay leaves • Juice of half an orange • Extra virgin olive oil • (FOR TAPAS) • lightly toasted bread •

medium cucumber • small avocado • small garlic clove • cold-pressed olive oil (plus a few drops for garnish) • mint leaves • kefir • Himalayan salt • shelled pistachios

frozen chopped spinach • (about 15 oz/425 g) cooked chickpeas, drained • vegetable bouillon cube • garlic cloves • Sweet paprika • Ground cumin • fresh ginger root • Salt • Extra virgin olive oil • bay leaf • Breadcrumbs • snail spice mix (or substitute with a mix of dried herbs and spices, if unavailable)

cream cheese (about 200 grams) • cucumber • diced melon (about 500 grams) • fresh mint (leaves only) • garlic • generous drizzle of olive oil • vinegar • Salt

cooked chickpeas • butternut squash, peeled and cut into pieces, raw • Chopped, washed, raw spinach • onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced • mixture: 3 cups water (about 710 ml), garlic, salt, and 1/2 vegetable bouillon cube • mixture: 1 cup water (about 240 ml), 1 teaspoon oats, and food coloring • Bay leaf, olive oil, and sweet paprika

Chicken breast, diced • Potato • Tomato 🍅 • Onion • garlic • Carrot • Mushrooms • Oregano • Bay leaf • White wine 🍷 • Olive oil • Salt

pardina lentils • piquillo peppers or half a regular red bell pepper • Italian green pepper • sweet onion • ripe tomato, grated or 1 tbsp tomato sauce • smoked paprika • chorizo (optional) • carrots • large potato • pumpkin • bay leaves • Extra virgin olive oil •

short-grain rice • onion • red bell pepper • green bell peppers • carrots • leeks • garlic • tomato sauce • eggs • vegetable broth • bay leaf • Salt •

chickpeas (about 400 grams) • fresh spinach, chopped (about 300 grams) • onion • carrots • crushed tomatoes (about 300 grams) • Sweet paprika • olive oil • hard-boiled eggs • Salt • garlic cloves plus 1 for the sauté • bay leaf

cooked chickpeas • large carrot • sweet onion • green bell pepper • ñora pepper paste (or substitute with mild paprika paste) • Beef bouillon concentrate • garlic cloves • large piece of cooked ham (about 7 oz/200 grams) • medium potatoes • bay leaf

ground turkey and chicken (1 kilo) • fresh bread crumbs (30 grams) • milk (125 ml) • egg • Oil, salt, and pepper • For the sauce • red onions • garlic • tomato paste • brandy (100 ml) • beef broth (400 ml) • Oil and salt •

butter beans or large lima beans (500 grams) • monkfish tail, cleaned, boneless, and cut into pieces (500 grams) • small clams (such as littlenecks) (300 grams) • large onion • leek • garlic cloves • bay leaves • canned crushed tomatoes (400 grams) • fish bouillon cube • sweet paprika • Salt and pepper, to taste • Chopped parsley (for garnish) - optional

cucumbers • nonfat plain yogurt (about 245 grams) • extra virgin olive oil • fresh mint leaves (or spearmint) • garlic clove • Salt • White pepper

cucumbers (about 2.2 lbs or 1 kg) • –1 1/4 cups goat kefir (200–300 grams) • extra virgin olive oil, hojiblanca variety if available (50 grams) • fresh basil leaves (10 grams) • Fresh dill, to taste • Freshly squeezed lemon juice, to taste (from 1/2 lemon) • garlic clove • Salt • Optional: 1 tablespoon honey • Cucumber • Fresh mint, dill, and/or basil • drizzle of extra virgin olive oil