Torrija is the Spanish version of French Toast, the main difference is the bread and that French Toast is made with more eggs and more butter while Torrija has more of a cinnamon taste and in our opinion tastes “lighter”. Torrija is the perfect dessert for when you don’t really know what dessert to make and don’t have much time - the best thing about Torrija is that you can make it in front of your guests very quickly as it needs to be served warm - and unless they are vegan they will always love it!

Empanada de Atun is another Spanish classic - not only is it easy to make but you can also change the filling and make a vegetarian version (spinach and ricotta instead of tuna) or remove the egg if you don’t like it. Empanada, as many other Spanish dishes, can be served either as a main course with some salad on the side or it can be served as part of a sharing menu.

Spanish week continues with a delicious Pulpo a la Gallega or Pulpo a Feira (Galician name meaning ‘fair style octopus). This is a traditional dish from the region of Galicia but it is served all over Spain. You can make this dish either as a tapas along with other small/ medium sized dishes to share or as a main course.

What would Spanish Week be without the famous Tortilla de Patatas. This is probably one of the most famous Spanish dishes in and outside of Spain and rightly so. The Tortilla de Patatas is a perfect starter or main course and it can even be a snack the next day cold from the fridge.

Manchego biscuits are a lovely savory snack you can make with multiple types of cheese by simply replacing the Manchego with for example gruyere or parmesan. We decided to make them with Manchego as it is after all Spanish Week and we wanted to use this delicious cheese.

We keep going with Spanish week with a very popular dessert. Natillas is a rich vanilla-flavoured egg custard from Spain, lightly flavoured with cinnamon. It is a very easy dessert to make and it is absolutely delicious.

Tombet is made with potatoes, red pepper, aubergine, zucchini and tomato sauce so it’s not only vegan but also quite cheap :) This dish requires all the vegetables to be cut into 1cm slices and fried - don’t worry it will not result heavy or oily in the end if you drain your veggies well enough.

This week Spanish Week starts and we decided to start with a refreshing and super easy to make gazpacho! We promise this will be the easiest recipe you will ever make and you will be thanking us forever. Made with tomatoes, green pepper, bread, cucumber, olive oil, garlic and red vinegar this is also a very cheap dish.