Spanish Tapas Class No. 3 at UBC
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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Spanish Tapas at UBC, Class No. 2
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 […]
How to make Sangría! Olé!
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 […]
Spanish tapas at UBC, Class # 1
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 […]
Lime ‘Mezcalito’ Mistakes
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. […]
Mezcal (vs. Tequila)
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 […]
Marinated Queso Fresco, a Mexican-style appetizer
During the last heat wave it was way too hot to cook and I needed to come up with an appetizer for a Mexican-inspired party. I vaguely remembered having a wonderful marinated […]
‘Batz’ Guacamole Recipe
I served this at the last game party; people admired the presentation for about one second and then destroyed it! Into a bowl put: • 2 perfect ripe avocados, peeled […]
Japanese Home-Cooking Class #2
The second Japanese Home-Cooking class contained introductions to even more Japanese ingredients that I had never heard of. We started with miso soup with little beech mushrooms, and then began prepping […]
Japanese Cooking Class #1
Our first class started with an introduction to a bewildering array of difficult-to-pronounce ingredients, most of which were to be used in the class recipes. We were to start with […]
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