Fabada Asturiana, comfort food for a rocky start of 2021

Natacha Sanz Caballero Soups and Stews Art This Way, Asturias, bean soup, Christmas 2020, downtown Fort Wayne, hearty soups, main dish, stews

Come this time of year and all I want to have is a stew, a hearty soup, something to warm me up inside. Fabada asturiana is the answer –one of them at least, and a scrumptious one at that.

The events of the last few days, as we started out a new year filled with hope, also makes me crave for this dish. The attack on the Capitol in Washington DC on January 6, as we celebrated the (more…)

December 22, 2020

Gingerbread layer cake, for a holiday season like no other

Natacha Sanz Caballero Desserts and Sweets celebration, Christmas 2020, Christmas sweets, Navidad 2020, postres de Navidad, tarta

This gingerbread layer cake was my birthday cake, but it turned out so festive and beautiful (and delicious!) that I think it will make for a wonderful end of your Christmas Eve dinner or Christmas day brunch or lunch.

The molasses in the gingerbread layer cake give it a very characteristic flavor, and you could substitute the molasses with dark corn syrup for a smoother flavor. The addition of the Guinness beer is surprising, and perfect. And then, the nutmeg in (more…)