Oven Recipes
From roast chicken to pastries. Everything the oven does best.
Baked Cheese and Spinach Tamales
Imagine a soft and creamy tamale, filled with melted cheese and fresh spinach, wrapped in a banana leaf and baked until golden. It's a flavor that will make you forget any other.
Andalusian-Style Roasted Chicken with Thyme and Orange
Imagine a tender and juicy chicken, with a golden and aromatic crust, accompanied by a citrusy touch of orange and the subtle flavor of thyme. At the first bite, the meat falls apart easily, releasing a bouquet of flavors that delights the palate and transports us to the fields and orchards of…
Andean Pork with Yellow Pepper Sauce
Imagine tender and juicy pork, marinated in a mix of spices and herbs that evoke the Inca trails, bathed in a vibrant yellow pepper sauce that explodes in flavors and colors. Each bite is a journey through the rich history and geography of Peru.
Roasted Butternut Squash with Smoked Paprika from La Vera and Spiced Chickpea Hummus
Roasted butternut squash with smoked paprika from La Vera is one of those dishes that not only looks great on the table, but also tastes divine. Imagine the squash, tender and sweet, roasted in its own juice and a golden crust that crunches slightly, with that smoky aroma of smoked paprika from La…
Corn Tortilla with Cheese and Epazote
Corn tortilla with cheese and epazote is one of those dishes that reminds you why you love Mexican cooking. That first bite, when tender corn and creamy cheese melt in your mouth, is pure magic. The sweet flavor of the corn, cooked to perfection to highlight its tender, delicate nature, pairs…
Pork Tenderloin Baked with Honey and Mustard Sauce
Pork tenderloin baked with honey and mustard sauce is one of those recipes that seems made to impress without complicating your life. It's not a three-star restaurant dish, but when you try it, you'll flip: the meat is tender, almost melting in your mouth, and the sauce — sweet from the honey, with…
Stuffed Poblanos with Quinoa and Roasted Vegetables
Stuffed Poblanos with Quinoa and Roasted Vegetables: The Poblano Secret Nobody Told You The first bite is a deception. The skin of the poblano pepper, golden and wrinkled from the fire, yields with a barely perceptible crunch. But what bursts in your mouth is not the classic filling of ground meat…
Baked Lomo Saltado: The Crispy Dish That Conquered Lima Without a Skillet
Imagine pieces of lomo golden like the sun in Miraflores, bathed in a sauce that smells of toasted garlic and chicha vinegar. Each bite is a journey: crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, with onions that melt like caramel and a spicy touch that makes you sweat. The combination of flavors…
Baked Chicken Breast with Cheese and Mustard Crust, Pampean Style
The first bite is revealing: the skin crunches like rice paper at the first cut, while the melted cheese forms a golden cloak that hides the spicy mustard. But it's inside where the magic happens, because the meat falls apart in juicy fibers, perfumed with garlic and rosemary, as if it had slept in…
Oven-Baked Paisa Platter: The Embrace of Corn and Beans that Conquered Medellin
The aroma of the oven invades the kitchen, and upon opening the door, a platter overflowing with colors greets you: red beans that slide like velvet, golden arepas that crunch at the first touch, and a ripe plantain caramelized to perfection, exuding sweetness. The freshly cut avocado pours out in…
Baked Salmon with Lemon and Dill
Baked salmon with lemon and dill has its roots in northern European cooking, where fresh salmon and dill are a natural pairing. Fillets are rubbed with garlic, doused in lemon juice, and roasted gently until the flesh flakes apart in tender, juicy layers. It comes together in twenty minutes and…
Catalan Escalivada with Anchovies
In Catalan, 'escalivar' means to roast over embers. This preparation of peppers and eggplants roasted until tender and smoky forms the base of many Catalan dishes and makes a sublime starter served with tomato-rubbed bread.
American-Style Chocolate Brownie
The American brownie traces back to late 19th-century Chicago and remains the definitive dense chocolate treat. This version uses 70% dark chocolate melted with butter for that fudgy, almost molten centre under a slightly crisp top. Extra cocoa powder doubles the chocolate intensity, while optional…
Baked Salmon with Lemon and Herbs
Baked salmon with lemon and herbs is a clean, bright Mediterranean recipe: fresh fillets layered with dill, thyme, sliced garlic, and capers, drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice before roasting. In under half an hour you have moist, flaky fish that fills the kitchen with the scents of the…
Homemade Butter Croissants
Homemade croissants are one of the most rewarding challenges in baking: laminated dough with 27 layers of butter achieved through three folds and plenty of patience. The result — shatteringly crisp layers, an open crumb, and that unmistakable butter aroma — bears no resemblance to shop-bought. The…
Homemade al pastor tacos
Al pastor tacos are one of the icons of Mexican street food: pork marinated in a guajillo and ancho chili adobo, achiote, orange and spices, roasted vertically in the style of shawarma and served on corn tortillas with pineapple, cilantro and onion. The several‑hour marination is what turns a…
Provençal Ratatouille
Provençal ratatouille is the great vegetable stew of southern France. Aubergine, courgette, peppers and tomato are slowly cooked with garlic, thyme and herbes de Provence until soft and fragrant. It works as a warm side dish, but many argue it is even better cold the next day, when the flavours…
Argentine Oven Roast
Argentine oven roast is the domestic version of the gaucho parrilla for days without a garden. Beef short ribs, criollo sausages, and blood sausages roast slowly until the fat sputters and the meat turns tender. Chimichurri — parsley, garlic, oregano, and vinegar — is the indispensable…
Oven-Baked BBQ Ribs
Oven BBQ ribs work in two stages: first a slow three-hour bake covered in a spice dry rub until the meat pulls away from the bone; then a quick blast under the grill with BBQ sauce to lacquer and caramelise the outside. The result is tender, juicy ribs with that sweet-smoky flavour of American…
Cream Swiss Roll
The cream Swiss roll is a traditional Spanish pastry dessert of simple baking: a thin, fluffy sponge cake rolled around itself with whipped cream and strawberries. The key is to bake the sponge for just the right amount of time—if it dries out too much it cracks when rolled—and to roll it while…
Argentinian Baked Empanadas
Baked Argentinian empanadas are the most classic snack and bite of the Río de la Plata: a flour dough with lard or butter, filled with seasoned ground beef flavored with paprika, cumin, onion, olives and hard‑boiled egg, and baked until golden. The braided crimp is the hallmark of each region, and…
Homemade Neapolitan Pizza
Neapolitan pizza is the original and strictest of all pizzas: high-protein wheat dough cold-fermented for at least 24 hours, stretched thin with puffed air-bubble edges, topped with barely crushed San Marzano tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella or fior di latte. The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana…
Green Chicken Enchiladas
Green enchiladas are one of the most popular dishes in Mexican cuisine: corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken, rolled and bathed in a green sauce made from tomatillo, roasted poblano chile, onion, and garlic. They are finished with cream, crumbled fresh cheese, and cilantro. The tomatillo…
American Banana Bread
American banana bread is a moist, dense cake born from the need to use overripe bananas that no one wants to eat fresh: the darker and softer they are, the sweeter and more fragrant the result. It is mixed with flour, eggs, butter, sugar and baking soda, with chopped walnuts and optional chocolate…
Oven Recipes: cooking guide
The oven is the great ally of seasonal cooking. From juicy roasts to artisan breads, gratins and caramelised vegetables. The key is controlling temperature and time — these oven recipes include detailed steps so nothing comes out raw or dried out.