Saturday 23 February 2019

Vegan Spanish Feast

My brother visited recently. He lives in the UK, and this was his first visit home in two years. He also brought his partner, who we had never met. It was super exciting, and she is super lovely. She is also Spanish. So one night the two of them cooked up a vegan Spanish feast for the family. Even though I am the only vegan, which was super sweet. They also made everything super mild for my sensitive self. Double lovely!

A big bowl of guacamole went down a treat.

Guacamole


Followed by sweet little bowls of gazpacho. It is summer here, so chilled soup is a good thing! (This was the one thing that had a little bit of capsicum in it, so I was glad for the small serve).

Gazpacho


Creamy Mushroom Croquettes were delicious.

Creamy Mushroom Croquettes


Plus a delicious platter of Patatas Bravas. These potatoes were cooked for ages, and they were so crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Plus the tomato sauce went so well.

Patatas Bravas


Plus a big bowl of Spinach and Chickpeas.

Chickpeas and Spinach


It was a fantastic spread!

Spanish Feast


It was a lovely dinner. Afterwards we stayed up watching The Emperor's New Groove, which is them best Disney movie. It was so great having them visit, and I look forward to them coming again!

Cute Kitty Photo of the Post

Luna


Remember all those tiny kittens I shared with you over the last several posts? Well, they are all grown up now! They have been desexed, and are ready for adoption! This little girl is now called Luna, and already has a home to go to.

15 comments:

  1. That's quite a spread! I'd make a beeline for the mushroom croquettes.

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    1. I was very excited about them. We had leftovers, and they were so good as snacks cold from the fridge the next day.

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  2. Wow what a fantastic meal! I adore spanish food, especially gazpacho (which doesn’t seem to be spicy usually ) and that spinach chickpea dish is a longtime favorite. Very sweet that they made the whole meal vegan :))
    Ttrockwood

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    1. I don't eat Spanish food that often, so it was lovely. Especially as these were her family recipes.

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  3. OMG that meal looks amazing!

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  4. That was so thoughtful of your brother and his partner to make everything vegan and super mild. It looks like such a delicious spread! It sounds like a fun night.

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    1. It was a lovely evening of family and food. I wish I could see him more often.

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  5. Everything looks so incredible!! I have always wanted to try and make patatas bravas but for some reason I'm scared I'll fail.
    It was so sweet of them to make everything vegan and mild!!
    Beautiful Luna!!!!

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    1. I have made a Tofu Bravas dish before, but the sauce tasted funny. But this sauce was amazing. Seems like the secret to getting the potatoes as well is a large pan, so much oil, and a lot of cooking time. Not deep frying, just slow pan frying.

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  6. Oh wow, what a beautiful feast!! I could eat a whole bowl of guacamole, it is so good. I've heard about patatas bravas but have never tried it but I feel like I have to now! It sounds delicious!

    And how nice to be able to see your brother and to get to meet his partner! Luna is too adorable! I love her name too :)

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    1. Everything took a bit longer than expected to make, except the guacamole, so we ate so much of it while we were waiting. It was fun to chat and snack and buzz around the kitchen. Avocado forever!

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  7. Wow, everything looks amazing; what a great spread!
    Cute little Luna!

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  8. Such a yummy selection of food!

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