John's Blog

Whole roast Japuta - (Palometa Negra) Ray's Bream Ingredients 1 whole Japuta (scaled if you can) Peel of half a preserved ...

JAPUTA (Palometa negra) RAY's BREAM Ingredients One whole Ray's bream, cleaned  Sprig of fresh thyme Two cloves of garlic ...

Palometa negra I first came across this fish in Carrefour in Elche, looking as if made of steel. It had a bream like appearance but I had...

FEBRUARY & MARCH ON THE ALLOTMENT Whilst the rise in global temperatures is truly alarming, as recent months have broken all records...

DECEMBER AND JANUARY ON THE ALLOTMENT Between the gales and sleet and rain, there were a few sunny days.  November was time to prepare the...

Jerusalem artichoke recipes - Soups and  Starters I had a couple of immediate responses to my blog onartichokes Caroline Albery...

Floundering over plaice names in Spain?   Do you know your left from your right? There is a wide variety of flatfish in Spain, many...