Goat Cheese and Green Onions Muffins - Recipe

I love this mini muffins! They are a twist from the usual sweet ones. They were very successful among my friends and they are perfect for a brunch. 

Eggs en cocotte - Recipe

From the french Oeufs en cocotte, this recipe is super simple to make and delicious. You'll need individual oven proof pots, eggs, crème fraîche and any veggie or ingredient that you can think of! I made my eggs en cocotte with smoke salmon. 

Ingredients for 6:

- 100 gr smoke salmon

- 6 eggs

- 12 spoons of crème fraîche 

- parmesan cheese

First preheat your oven at 180ºC. Spread a bit of butter on each pot. Divide the salmon and add

Arzábal - Madrid

Arzábal is my recommendation this week. It's a great tapas and cozy restaurant located next to the Retiro park. It offers great service and great food. The food can be described as just traditional tapas made with high quality ingredients with a twist in their preparation. 

Their menu seems complete and not lacking options, but I end up ordering the same dishes every time I go. I love it anyways! They have two menus, one for the bar and one for the tables, the best option is to order from both regardless on where you're seating and share. For a table (which is the best option for me) make a reservation...it tends to be super crowded on weekend nights. 

The house wine is Terrible, actually really good, red one is a Ribera del Duero and white one is a Verdejo from Rueda. 

Dinner for two, including wine, €70. Enjoy!

Croquetas de boletus...one of their best bites and one of the best boletus croquetas in the city! a perfect dish to start ... Do try the Jamón Ibérico ones as well, they are made with sheep milk. Thelicious 

Le Cabrera Brunch - Madrid

I love Le Cabrera and I love it's so close to my place! I keep getting happier and happier with my choice of neighborhood. Some call it the "boho chic" of Madrid. Today I want to recommend to you this place, not only for its brunch but also for a cocktails and modern tapas night out. It's completely thelicious and trendy. The brunch is a fix menu (€25) but you do get to choose one choice for a starter, a main, and dessert. 

Barbara de Braganza, 2.

Enjoy!!!

Restaurant Massana - Girona

A Michelin starred dinner for Valentine's? Yes!

Having a tasting menu dinner is one of the best experiences for me. Better yet if the restaurant has amazing food and a well deserved solid Michelin star. Massana's menu is a combination of flavors, ingredients and presentation than turns the dinner into a real experience. This restaurant is in Girona, a beautiful city in Catalonia, close to the spectacular beaches of Costa Brava. Even if you're not close enough to dine at Massana this 14th you can treat yourself and your loved one to a tasting menu dinner at a local restaurant!

The menu consists of seven tapitas, seven plates and two desserts. Overall the dishes were of high quality and the service careful. Massana follows to some extend the molecular trend of other top and starred restaurants in the area, with some deconstruction, foams, gelees... Chef Massana visited the dining floor a few times and stopped at some tables, a nice touch.  I don't have pictures of all the dishes included in the menu, but I do have some yummy ones. Enjoy!

Bloody Mary

Bombon helado de "clara" y cabello de angel de limon
This is a sorbet of clara, which is a drink mixing beer with lemon soda, and lemon angel hair on top

baby Scallops C E V I C H E - Thelicooking

Ceviche is popular in Latin america and it is basically seafood "cooked" by being marinated in citrus such as lime and orange. The acidity of the citrus is what makes the shrimp, fish or any other seafood to be ready to eat! although of course you can always eat your seafood raw you will find the ceviche to be  fresh and an easy dish to impress your friends. It's a perfect appetizer or first course. 

Last night I made baby scallops ceviche in a bed of avocado, also a very popular ingredient in Latin american countries...it was delicious and so so full of flavors...and also my friends loved it!

Ingredients (for 4):

- 24 small scallops (zamburiñas in Spain), around 6 per serving

- one small red onion, around 1/2 cup diced

- 1/2 cup of fresh cilantro

- around 1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes

- 1/2 cup orange juice

- 1/2 cup lime juice

- 1 or 2 small chili peppers, depends on how spicy you want it

- salt 

Combine the finely diced red onion with the cilantro, chili pepper and tomatoes in a bowl that's either glass or plastic. I used my food processor for the tomatoes and this made them more juicy than just normally chopped

Then add the "zamburiñas" or "baby scallops". You can use either fresh scallops or frozen. They both taste perfect in this recipe

Picnic - Brunch - Barcelona

Did you go for brunch last weekend? If you didn't and you're craving one, I have a thelicious option in Barcelona for next weekend.
What makes PICNIC's brunch a great one is their ambiance and their food of course. Their dishes have a nice latin twist that I'm sure you'll love. Located close to el Born and la Ciutadella park, the crowd visiting the restaurant is both hip and of very diverse nationalities. 

They offer brunch Saturdays and Sundays from 11:30 to 17:00. I recommend you make a reservation. I went once for dinner but for some reason it wasn't as memorable as their brunch. 

Cheese Empanadas...crispy, yummy, nice starter to share

Roasted Bone Marrow - Thelicooking

Either you LOVE it or HATE it! Yeap, that's the case when it comes to bone marrow...it's greasy and full of flavor, I personally love it! 

I had a craving this week so I started researching how to make it at home since it was hard to find the dish at a restaurant. It turned out to be pretty easy. I went to my local butcher (@ Mercado San Antón) and asked for the bones -either beef or veal- also they were surprisingly cheap. So I was headed home with excitement and a bag full of bones :p 

Ingredients:

- beef or veal bones cut

- coarse salt

- cilantro

- one small onion

- 1 tbsp of capers

- 1 lemon juice

- olive oil 

- french baguette or toasts 

This is how they look. You want them to be cut around this size. Place them in a baking sheet with their wider side down so they don't fall and you don't risk losing the precious interior. If they are bloody (it's ok, they are bones!) don't worry you can place them in a bowl with water and change the water a few times. After that, press the marrow down with a paper cloth to absorb the remaining blood

Biltmore Champagne Brunch - Miami

There is not enough space in this blog to write about the Biltmore's Sunday Champagne Brunch. I absolutely love it! I was in Miami for NYE and so this was the perfect first brunch of 2013. I'd been before but this time I looked like a crazy person taking pictures of everything! I had to share it with you. First, the Biltmore is a National Historic landmark and a Four Diamond awarded hotel. Everything about it cries glam and beauty. And so does its brunch. The ambiance is delicate and comfortable at the same time. You have the option to seat outdoors, which in my opinion is the best because you can listen to the live music performance. The brunch is an amazing buffet offering a varied array of delicacies. From my beloved oysters, to caviar, pastas and sushi to a room full of desserts that I could have never dreamed of. Topping all the food is the non stop champagne and mimosas.

No hay suficiente espacio en este blog para escribir sobre el Champagne Brunch del Biltmore. Lo amo! Estuve en Miami durante año nuevo y tuve la suerte de que este se convirtiera en mi primer brunch del 2013. Ya había estado aquí pero esta vez parecía una persona demente tomando fotos de todo! Tenía que compartirlo con ustedes. Primero, el Biltmore es un edificio histórico nacional y un hotel galardonado con cuatro diamantes. Alrededor todo grita glamour y belleza. Y su brunch no podía quedarse atrás. El ambiente es delicado y comodo al mismo tiempo. Tienes la opción de sentarte afuera en un hermoso patio, donde en mi opinión es mejor porque así escuchas la música en vivo. El brunch es un buffet espectacular que ofrece varias delicias. Desde mis queridas ostras, a caviar, pastas, y sushi hasta un cuarto lleno de dulces que ni en mis sueños habría imaginado. Además de toda la comida, la champagne y mimosas no paran de llegar a tu mesa.

Santo Resto - Madrid

If you're looking for a nice and cosy dinner I have a great suggestion in Madrid. Santo Resto is a small restaurant offering quality comfort food. All based on seasonal and mediterranean products with a spark of Brazilian flavor...interesting....and thelicious!!! Their food is great, their service is great, and although their menu is not too large -quality reigns over quantity- you will not know what to order at first! 

Good for a friends night out, Santo is located close to the Opera and the Royal Theatre of Madrid. The price for dinner is between €25 and €35, and they are open Tuesday to Sunday for lunch 13h-16h and dinner from 20h30. Enjoy!


Si buscas un lugar bueno y acogedor para cenar tengo una gran recomendación en Madrid. Santo Resto  es un restaurante pequeño que ofrece calidad y comida con encanto, que gusta. Todos sus productos son estacionales y mediterráneos con una pincelada de sabor Brasileño...interesante y thelicious!!! Su comida es buenísima, su servicio también, y aunque su carta no sea muy extensa -calidad sobre cantidad- no sabrás que ordenar!

Está muy bien para salir con amigos. Se encuentra cerca de la Opera y del Teatro Real de Madrid. El precio por cenar es entre €25 y €35. Abren de Martes a Domingo para almuerzo y cena, de 13h-16h y a las 20:30h respectivamente. A disfrutar!

To start we had their amazing antipasto. Actually all of their first dishes are made for sharing! Veggies, the freshest mozzarella di bufala, and cold meats make this a great dish