where just-cooked shellfish and beef meatballs mingle in a moody tomato-based sauce. A bit of dark chocolate adds a note of bittersweet richness. Traditional mar i muntanya is often thickened with ...

Eggplant and Meat Cake – a delicious ground beef mixture with pine nuts, tomato sauce, and herbs, wrapped in layers of f ...

There are variations across the region, all involving cabbage leaves stuffed with a filling and poached in a sauce. “This seemingly simple dish ... For a vegetarian version, substitute mushrooms for ...

They were fabulous – beef and pork meatballs flavoured with cinnamon and piment d’Espelette in an exquisite tomato sauce with green olives, haricot beans and bacon. I thought there might be ...