My Kitchen in Spain

For more than three decades, Janet Mendel has collected from the far reaches of Spain its very best recipes, created by the people who make then best--the housewives, restaurant chefs, bar owners, farmers, sherry barons, friends, and neighbors. This is a unique collection of these utterly delicious recipes, all carefully adapted to the American home kitchen. Mendel includes not only such enticing Spanish specialties as gazpacho (both red and white), tortilla, Galician fish stew, and several versions of paella, but also lesser-known dishes bursting with the intriguing spices brought to Spain from North Africa by the Moors and still important in Spanish cooking. With in-depth essays on traditional Spanish products, including sherry, olives, and olive oil, exquisite cheese, and Serrano ham, My Kitchen in Spain provides an inside look into a vibrant culture that will delight cooks and travelers alike.