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Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Warm, velvety, and nourishing, this Creamy Sweet Potato Soup is the perfect comfort dish for chilly days. Based on my grandmother’s cherished recipe, this modern adaptation enhances its natural sweetness while balancing it with a hint of spice, creating a rich and flavourful soup that’s both healthy and satisfying. Ready in under an hour, this […]
Split Pea Soup
Split pea soup is a comforting and nourishing dish that has been cherished for generations. The particular recipe hails once again from my Grandmothers time. Made from dried split peas, this hearty soup offers a satisfying flavour that warms the soul, making it perfect for chilly days or cozy evenings. With its humble ingredients and simple preparation, […]
Albondigon -Meat loaf
This is another typical Gibraltarian dish, and like every other recipe posted here, each household has it’s own version of how to make it. My grandmothers recipe’s meat loaf is more of a couple of giant meatballs, which are then boiled in soup and either served hot as it is, or reheated the next day on its […]
Menestra – traditional vegetable soup
This vegetable soup is traditionally prepared during the Easter\Lent period in Gibraltar. It’s a very thick vegetable soup, served with pasta and mounds of grated cheese on top. Although traditionally this dish is a starter , it’s also a great supper dish which will warm you from the inside out on a cold autumn or winter’s […]
ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
Cosy warm and Nutritious Butternut Squash Soup. Perfect for the chilly Autumnal nights (or days!).
Minestrone Soup
My grandmother’s take on the classic vegetable and bean soup
Salmorejo – Cold Tomato Soup
This cold tomato soup was, and still is a firm family favorite when the weather begins to turn hot. It was always on the table whenever we ate at my Grandmother’s, and I have fond memories of sitting round the family table happily eating this, as my parents and grandparents dissected the latest crisis, and […]
Leek and Potato Soup
A nutritious soup to help warm your stomach on a cold winters night.
Grandma’s Old Fashioned Chicken Soup
This version of my grandmother’s chicken soup, is not left to simmer for a couple of hours on the hob as she did, but rather cooked in a pressure cooker where your ingredients will cook in just about an hour.