Two martini glasses filled with morir sonando, ice, and orange twists.

Morir Soñando

“To die dreaming” is what this moniker means. And that’s exactly what you’ll want to do after succumbing to this spiked creamsicle cocktail.

Several chorizo bites sandwich between puff pastry rounds and a biscuit cutter on a sheet of wax paper.

Chorizo Bites

Entertaining is a cinch when you have really easy and reliable recipes, like this one, at the ready. Go on, call some friends.

A bowl of Spanish gazpacho on a linen cloth and napkin with a spoon beside it and a bowl of chopped peppers, cucumber, and onion.

Spanish Gazpacho

Puree tomatoes, cukes, bell peppers, bread, vinegar, garlic, and olive oil until smooth, toss in the fridge until mind-numbingly cold, then slurp and sigh.

Black bowl of green gazpacho, with two ice cubes, drizzle of olive oil

Green Gazpacho

Though this cool, creamy, don’t-turn-on-the-stove soup is hardly penance, it certainly makes amends for all those burgers and brats. Summer detox, anyone?

A square glass container with herb-marinated olives, bay leaves, rosemary, and thyme.

Herb-Marinated Olives

Those requisite olives that you plonk on the coffee table before company comes just got more respectable but no more troublesome.

A white bowl of romesco sauce, a slice of bread nearby with the sauce on top.

Romesco Sauce

Some consider this Catalan classic to be the great Spanish acquisition considering how it’s so very versatile (and vegetarian).

Migas in a terracotta bowl with a white napkin.

Migas

Migas is at its heart leftover bread mixed with pork—chorizo and pork belly—garlic, paprika, and drippings. A Spanish staple, they’re a perfect quick bite.

Photo of David wearing a white shirt and glasses looking at the camera with an attitude.

Where You Going? Barcelona? Oh.

David recounts the misery of a lunatic cab driver, a broken down train, a snarky airline rep, and the joy of traveling coach on his way to Barcelona.