Shrimp and Chorizo: Spanish Tapas

Ok, so by now you know that I love chorizo and that I put it into 25% of my recipes. It's because it's freaking good. Learn to love chorizo.

When I was in Barcelona, dinner was basically just a schmorgus board of tapas. Isn't having like ten small plates, so much better than just one? Of course, it is. Especially when it comes with bread. Spaniards know how to live.

My mother makes a lot of Israeli/Moroccan appetizer style dishes that are cooking in a sauce or a liquid. Like Moroccan fish cooked in a tomato base sauce with lots of hot peppers and spices. I used to go into the kitchen when she wasn't looking, grab a pita (or two), open the lid of the pan, and dip my pita into the sauce.

Grilled Antipasto Focaccia Sandwich

So, you had a dinner party. You started the night off with an Antipasto platter and you have a ton of left over meats, cheeses, and pickled stuff from the olive station at the grocery store. Yea, I've been there.

Along with all that stuff, I normally buy an absurd amount of bread that I'm left with the next day. I'm addicted to carbs. Trust me, I'm not complaining about left over bread.