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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
Queso Fresco in a Spiced Olive Oil Marinade

Marinated Queso Fresco, a Mexican-style appetizer

September 10, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

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 […]

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Mexican Food
Guacamole & Nacho Chips

‘Batz’ Guacamole Recipe

September 5, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

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 […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Mexico & Central America
Japanese sesame-dressed salad aka 'gomaae'

Japanese Home-Cooking Class #2

September 3, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

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 […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Japanese Food
the hot udon noodle soup with green onion, sweet fried tofu and fish paste cake garnishes

Japanese Cooking Class #1

August 31, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

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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Eat Drink Travel, Japanese Food
charm bracelet using Mexican amber & silver charms

Mayan Jewelry Journey through Mexico & Guatemala

August 30, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

In 2005, I went on a trip from Mexico City through Oaxaca and Chiapas, and on into Guatemala. In Oaxaca I found some charming silver animal charms, in San Cristobal […]

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Guatemala, Jewelry, Mexico
close-up of silver dragonfly from Laos

black-winged dragonfly captured in Laos silver

August 29, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

There were so many different dragonflies in Laos. These ones with black wings looked like black orchids tumbling in the breeze. Below is a necklace inspired by these beauties. The […]

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Jewelry
miso soup and a sheet of nori awaiting fillings

A ‘roll your own’ sushi party!

August 28, 2012by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Here is a fun ‘interactive’ party; you set out the ingredients, the guests ‘roll their own’ cone sushi. The ingredients: NORI – large flat sheets of seaweed cut into ~ […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Japanese Food

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