After a visit to Café Ba Ba Reeba and a taste of their excellent Gambas al Ajillo (spicy garlic shrimp), we decided we had to replicate it at home. After some experimentation and advice from friends, we came up with this adaptation. The recipe calls for a pound of shrimp, which will serve two as a main course or four as an appetizer. Be sure to have some bread on hand to sop up the garlic-flavored oil. Watch out – everyone will want to steal your recipe! more ›

Coming home from a long day at work, the last thing we want to do is go back out and shop for the ingredients to make dinner. Often, meal planning can help avert situations like this, but we regularly find ourselves in our kitchen staring at a nearly-empty refrigerator and trying to come up with a cheap, substantial meal. more ›