Author name: Susan

Salpicón: Summer chopped salad

One Summer evening in Barcelona, on one of my work trips for Codorníu, Peter Gascon took me for a late […]

A tradition for New Years, my father’s friend Emilio would cut the pastry to say the old and new years

I first made this for Mundial meals, and it will forever remind me of the evening I spent by myself

Beloved by tourists and Spaniards alike.

The perfect starter to a chilly evening in Galicia…. Chicho’s Uncle Jesus, who we called Suso, used to visit Old

I first made this as a birthday gift for Therese, and only a few times since because it is so

In college, I had all the Molly Katzen vegetarian cookbooks- Moosewood, The Enchanted Broccoli Forest-and one of them had a

When Chicho stopped working, he watched a lot of cooking shows, and would sometimes surprise us with unfamiliar dishes. Some

Alma was an incredible Latin restaurant in San Francisco owned by a dear friend and outstanding chef, Johnny Alamilla. His

The first thing Maggie ever ate in New Orleans was this appetizer. She talked about this dish for years, and

According to Susan, at least. Therese and Grandma have their own versions that they prefer, and for such a simple

This is one of my all-time favorites, as fast and easy as it is delicious. The saffron broth alone makes