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Dive into the heart of the French Basque Country with this slow-cooked chicken thigh recipe. This dish, a gem of Basque-French cuisine with a rich influence of Spanish flavors, promises to seduce your senses and take you on an unparalleled culinary journey. Lovingly prepared in a Le Creuset cast iron casserole, this stew brings together the tenderness and juiciness of the chicken with the smoky character of bacon, the sweetness of onions and peppers, the aromatic touch of paprika and fresh thyme, finishing with the elegance of a carefully chosen dry white wine from the region.

In this chicken curry recipe, I will guide you through an easy and delicious version of this classic dish. With accessible ingredients and a step-by-step process with photos, you'll be able to enjoy a super tasty chicken curry, in the purest Indian style, in very little time.

The Cierva pastry is a typical preparation from the Murcia region, dated to the end of the 19th century (with legend included) on the coast of the Mar Menor. It is a somewhat peculiar recipe, as it combines in a single bite the savory flavor of the filling with the sweetness of the dough. It’s a quite striking contrast, especially for someone who didn't know it from childhood and comes across it so suddenly, since the sweet/salty contrasts are very pronounced.

This chicken on the grill with rice and cilantro is a great way to enjoy an everyday recipe with a big boost of texture and flavor. Brining, beyond being a centuries-old method for preserving food, is a culinary technique that lets you enjoy new flavors and textures, since it provides not only seasoning but also great juiciness.

We bring you the popular English shepherd's pie recipe in a vegetarian version full of flavor and energy, just as this dish should be. The traditional shepherd's pie is a classic British frugal-cooking dish—simple and hearty—that makes use of leftover roast meat from festive meals and is crowned with a layer of gratinéed mashed potato.

Do you know the Brazilians’ secret for cooking those delicious meats on the grill? Marinate them! Preparing a tasty marinade takes just a few minutes and the flavored oil penetrates the meat, adding more flavor and helping it turn out juicier and more tender.

We were inspired by the popular Hasselback potatoes to turn very ordinary chicken breasts into a decidedly festive dish: today we’re making Hasselback Chicken with tomato and mozzarella in a spicy tomato sauce. Or, in other words, chicken breasts stuffed with the boldest flavors of Italy. Delicious.

Roast lamb with potatoes and pine nuts is undoubtedly one of the most classic recipes, but today we give a twist to the traditional dish and add, seeking contrast to the intense flavor of the lamb meat, the typical aromas of the Greek islands: this lamb dish includes feta cheese, olives, and fennel.

You can make pizza without turning on the oven! How about that? The skillet pizza recipe is ideal for making assorted mini pizzas or preparing a delicious individual-sized pizza, but without needing to turn on the oven — yes, a pizza recipe without an oven exists!

Are you up for making cod with that touch of flavor it needs to truly enjoy it? This cod recipe is super quick to make, and super easy too: you'll see that with very little you can give the table presentation a twist and, above all, give it a real flavor boost thanks to the sobrasada paste, garlic and aromatic herbs — that extra something it needs to liven up the meal.

Very easy to make but with a truly tasty result, I’m bringing you a different and really impressive way to cook mackerel on the grill! In today’s recipe, the mackerel is stuffed with cheese and herbs, and we cook it with a touch of lemon. It’s incredibly tasty!

The vegetarian terrine recipe we bring you today is intensely flavorful and a fabulous option any day of the year. It’s made up of layers of tomato sauce, mozzarella and fried eggplant, and is very easy to prepare: you only need to fry the ingredients beforehand in a very basic way, and shape it in the terrine cerámica, in which you will finish the cooking.