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tortilla soup in Guadalajara

Eat like an Aztec: Tortilla Soup Recipe

October 12, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

Tortilla soup / (Sopa azteca) This soup contains many ingredients that were a gift from Mexico to the world: tomatoes, chiles, avocado and corn in the form of tortillas. The recipe […]

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Mexican Food
a 'perro carinoso' suffers from squash overload

Harvest Overload: Curried Carrot (or Squash or Pumpkin) Soup

October 6, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

This is for my brother Rob, who will be eating squash for the next three months! Perfect for a fall or winter menu. Serves 4-8 depending on whether the soup […]

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Eat Drink Travel, France, Portugal
Cured Trout from the Burgundy menu

Fall menu from the Burgundy region of France

October 5, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

From my UBC ‘Cooking with Wine’ class: the menu for a seasonal fall feast, featuring specialities from the Burgundy region of France. • To start, raw trout marinated in lime […]

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Eat Drink Travel, French Food, Wine
bananas and plum butter on Greek-style vanilla yogurt

What to do with pounds and pounds of Italian prune plums!

September 29, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

What do you do with a hundred pounds or so of plums?  I made Plum Butter! Despite the name this recipe contains no butter, and is in reality a very […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Europe, France, Wine
Tapas class - Fried Manchego Cheese with Tomato Salsa

Spanish Tapas Class No. 3 at UBC

September 24, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

We had an interesting combo of tapas for our last ‘Spanish Tapas’ class with Chef Eric. The first tapa on offer was Fried Manchego Cheese, which sounded so odd that […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Europe, Spain
Tapas class - mackerel destined to become escabeche

Spanish Tapas at UBC, Class No. 2

September 21, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

My favorite dish of the evening was pickled mackerel, (escabeche), described as ‘fish in vinegar’. It didn’t sound all that appealing, and when I saw the amount of work involved […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Europe, Spain, Wine
Sangria

How to make Sangría! Olé!

September 19, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Sangría is the traditional Spanish version of a wine spritzer… We have been focusing on España for our Spanish Course Soleado. And, speaking of Spain, what could be more perfect for a warm […]

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Spain, Spanish Lessons, Wine
Spanish Tapas - Tuna Salad with Mint

Spanish tapas at UBC, Class # 1

September 18, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

For our first cooking class in Spanish tapas we prepared paprika-spiced almonds, marinated olives, eggplant dip, a Spanish potato omelette known in Spain as a tortilla, fresh grilled tuna and two-bean salad, cheese and olive empanadas, rich chocolate cake […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Europe, Spain, Wine
Margarita (or Mezcalito!) with Queso Fresco Appetizer

Lime ‘Mezcalito’ Mistakes

September 13, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

These were supposed to be Margaritas, and if you want a Margarita then just substitute ‘tequila blanca’ for the mezcal! 1. Rim glasses with lime and dip into salt.  2. […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Liquor, Mexican Food
Mezcal extra: sal con chile (salt with chile)

Mezcal (vs. Tequila)

September 12, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Mezcal is a liquor similar to tequila, not surprising considering that both mezcal and tequila are made of the agave plant, also known as maguey. The only difference between them […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Liquor, Mexico & Central America

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