Lemony Chicken pie

This pie is perfect for these rainy days like the ones we are having here in madrid lately. With a crispy crust and creamy and lemony filling is a match made in heaven. Another plus is that you probably already have all the ingredients at home. Roast chicken leftovers, sliced mushrooms, lemon...see?  Scroll down to …

International Shanghai Chicken Project

John, from Sybaritica, wrote a few days ago about a project proposed by his fellow blogger Stefan. Project “International Shanghai Chicken”, it is international because Clayton (Stefan’s friend who proposed the idea in the first place) lives in the US, Stefan in the NL and John in Canada. The fun part is that the project …

And the winner is…Lemon Chicken with Garlic!

Thank you very much for your congratulations and for voting. The recipe chosen for today post was the lemon chicken. This delicious dish is very easy to make, and very tasty. The good thing about it is that it only uses ingredients that we usually have in our kitchens, so is perfect for a last …

Sancocho de gallina – Chicken sancocho

Last year I was a bit blue. I'd just lost my job, Christmas was over and I wasn't too optimistic about the new year ahead of me. I wanted to do something new, something special and Blue jellybeans was born. After a year of blogging I don't have any regrets, I'm happy with what I …

Chicken and lentils soup

My dear blogger friend and Secret Santa (shhh!) Tanya, from Chica Andaluza, sent me last Christmas a wonderful book called “One stock, 100 soups”, from Linda Doeser. Today’s recipe is one of those 100’s. It was very tasty and children's friendly. After 2 weeks living in the tropic, the cold here in Madrid is unbelievable… …

The Importance of Being Earnest

While in Paris Word Press notified me that I had reached my 100th post!! But I can’t celebrate, not yet… As I usually make a double post (English –Spanish) I’m still 31 post short (well, now 30).  But it is thrill to get that message, isn’t it? I’ve been blogging for 8 months now and …