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Adding vegetables to certain doughs, such as in pizza, bread, savory muffins or crêpes, gives us a wide range of possibilities to tinker with traditional recipes and turn them into something completely new, with much more striking and appetizing flavors and colors. And along the way it gives us a solution to get the kids at home to eat them more often and, sometimes, almost without even noticing.

The recipe for savory spinach pancakes (you may also know them as "spinach fritters") is a clear example of this.

On August 15, coinciding with India's Independence Day, World Indian Cuisine Day is celebrated — a cuisine that is becoming more popular every day, whether due to its culinary richness or the increasingly widespread health benefits of using spices.

Do you know the wonderful combination that cheese and jam make? Well, that effect — with the added touch of honey and the juiciness of roasted fruit — is what you get with this fantastic summer recipe. This Camembert baked in a cheese baker and served with apricots and rosemary will be the star of summer appetizers or as a starter for a dinner for two.

You'll have seen that we've dressed the blog for summer, with simple, eye-catching, colorful recipes that are very, very delicious. I'm determined to bring you dishes that let you enjoy the good weather with your loved ones, and that make you lick your lips at how good they are. Recipes with an unbeatable balance between preparation time and enjoyment, because I don't want you to miss a single dip in the pool. Not you, and not me!

Today's recipe is a tart that tastes and smells like summer, like picnic afternoons and dinners on the terrace. With very Mediterranean hints that come from feta cheese, oregano, and black olives. A tart topped in the pure "pie" style that I'm sure you'll love and that, besides making it exactly as I indicate, you can vary to your liking in many different ways, inspired by the suggestions you'll find at the end.

Good weather is already here! We want to be in the sun to recharge our energy, we crave walks along the beach by the sea, and we want to eat without complications — menus made up of light small plates and appetizers that take little time to prepare but have that cheerful, festive touch that summer brings.

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.

Risotto alla bianca is the base recipe for this traditional dish of Italian cuisine. Many other preparations are built on it: asparagus, mushrooms, etc. All of them exquisite, yes, but the “bianco” is a singular dish; it is more than enough on its own to captivate anyone who tries it.

Fresh, easy, complete and delicious, this salad has it all! The combination of the freshness and sweetness of the strawberries contrasts with the intensity of the feta cheese, and we dress it all with a very easy-to-make Modena and honey vinaigrette that enhances the flavor of the strawberries even more.

Greek-style cooked beans are incredibly easy to make: the oven will be on for a few minutes, but I assure you that this recipe for cooked beans topped with feta cheese and honey is very simple to prepare, resulting in a complete and very tasty dish.

You can make many tarte Tatin recipes, not just with fruit. From endives with cheese to tomato tarte Tatin, they are absolutely delicious tarts that you can serve as a starter or at a summer dinner. Today, a tart that will steal your heart: the red onion tarte Tatin recipe. You'll love it!

Arroz a banda with salmorreta is a coastal rice dish typical of the province of Alicante. This traditional sauté based on ñoras is the true star, since it not only gives it the characteristic reddish color, but also an incredible and unmistakable flavor of our region. Additionally, because of its simplicity, it is perfect for getting started in the world of pressure cooker rice dishes.