Mesa y mantel

Synopsis of Mesa y mantel

«Mesa y mantel» is the cookbook by Florinda Chico, published by Belacqua Ediciones S.L. in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).

This home recipe book brings together classic and modern dishes, explained step by step and illustrated. It includes proposals such as alubias a la Florinda, fish rice, beef meatballs, lemon and thyme chicken, drunken sponge cake or Florinda chocolate cake, with personal tricks from the author.

The author combines the popular tradition learned from the women of her family, especially her mother and her aunt Joaquina, with her own recipes. The back cover mentions 156 recipes; other sources indicate 130. The edition is from 2003.

For those looking for a practical home-cooking recipe book with traditional Spanish dishes and simple explanations.