{"id":1471,"date":"2010-12-30T15:42:11","date_gmt":"2010-12-30T14:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/?p=1471"},"modified":"2010-12-30T15:42:11","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T14:42:11","slug":"christmas-in-almeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/?p=1471","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in Almeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feliz Navidad! I am spending Christmas and New Year with some Swiss friends in Llas Presillas Bajas, a small village near Almeria in Spain. A simple, well stocked country kitchen and a ready supply of local produce provides a chance to experiment with some regional dishes, inspired by a copy of the &#8216;Moro&#8217; cookbook I brought with me on my travels. Here is a taste of some dishes we&#8217;ve enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/brunch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1472\" title=\"brunch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/brunch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/brunch.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/brunch-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brunch at Llas Presillas Bajas with Viola &amp; Kubli.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1473\" title=\"juergen1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen1.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1474\" title=\"juergen2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen2.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1475\" title=\"juergen3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen3.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/juergen3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Salsa Cruda&#8217; a simple pasta dish of Grated raw Tomatoes, Garlic, Dried Herbs, Parmesan, Sea Salt, a generous helping of Olive Oil. The first night&#8217;s meal shared with Kubli, Viola and neighbour Juergen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/isla-del-moro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1476\" title=\"isla del moro\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/isla-del-moro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/isla-del-moro.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/isla-del-moro-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ali, the proprietor of a seaside restaurant in the small town of Las Negras, rustles up a grilled Chicken lunch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1477\" title=\"mussels1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels1.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1478\" title=\"mussels2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels2.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1479\" title=\"mussels3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels3.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/mussels3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kubli prepares a generous pot of Mussels cooked with Onions, Garlic &amp; White Wine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/risotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1480\" title=\"risotto\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/risotto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/risotto.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/risotto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A risotto made with leftover liquid from the previous nights&#8217; mussels, completed with Asparagus and parmesan, and served with Panfried Beef Fillet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/lomo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1481\" title=\"lomo1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/lomo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/lomo1.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/lomo1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/lomo3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1482\" title=\"lomo3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/lomo3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/lomo3.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/lomo3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Lomo&#8217; (Pork Chops) baked with Capers, Olives and Tomato Sauce served with Baked Squash and a dish from the Moro Cookbook: Cauliflower with Spanish Onions, Pine Nuts (in this case substituted with Almonds) Raisins and Saffron.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/tapas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1483\" title=\"tapas\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/tapas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/tapas.jpg 580w, http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/tapas-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A tapas dish from &#8216;La Raspa,&#8217; a small restaurant on the outskirts of San Jose, a town close to Llas Presillas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feliz Navidad! I am spending Christmas and New Year with some Swiss friends in Llas Presillas&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,24],"tags":[260,259],"class_list":["post-1471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meals","category-winter","tag-llas-presillas-bajas","tag-moro","comments-open","no-comments"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1471"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1485,"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471\/revisions\/1485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wholefoodkitchen.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}