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Tag Archives: cuisine

The riper (redder) the habaneros are, the hotter they are. 

Chiles, the Spice of Mexican Life

February 18, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Chiles, along with corn and beans, are the foundation of Mexican cooking. Once I discovered more about the various types of chiles, I started adding them to all sorts of […]

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Mexican Food, Mexico
Mole Coloradito

Mole Coloradito, a Traditional Mole from Oaxaca

June 8, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

The Mole Coloradito (red mole) with Chochoyotes (dumplings) was a complex layered sauce made of spices and chocolate, and incredibly rich. This recipe comes from the Oaxacan menu of my UBC Mexican cooking […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Mexico & Central America
World Spices Cooking Class 3: a Chocolate Banana Cream Puff from Paris

World Spices Cooking Class 3: a Parisian Dessert

February 14, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

I have a feeling that the French invented cream puffs which they call ‘pate à choux’. Certainly we have had both savory and sweet versions of choux pastry during our […]

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Eat Drink Travel, French Food, Weekly Photo Challenge
roasted cauliflower with peppercorn steak

World Spices Cooking Class 3: Roasted Cauliflower from the Middle East

December 24, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

A cauliflower side dish – I’m making it to go with Christmas turkey! Soak mustard seeds, tumeric and saffron in oil for an hour or so.  Preheat oven to 425°F. […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Middle East

Food & Wine of the Alsace Cooking Class 3 Part 2

December 12, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Part 1 of this Alsatian meal, featuring foie gras and escargot in vol-au-vents, is at The Food & Wine of Alsace Class 3 Part 1. Munster Valley Pie The next […]

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Eat Drink Travel, French Food, Wine
Alsace 3: Escargot in Vol-au-vent

food & wine of the Alsace Class 3 Part 1

December 8, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

In our previous class we started preparing ‘Foie Gras au Naturel‘ for this third class. At $225/kilo, and requiring a very precise SousVide Water Oven to cook it correctly, this […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Europe, France, French Food

Food & Wine of Alsace Class 2 Part 2

November 24, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

For the first half of this meal see the Food & Wine of Alsace Class 2 Part 1. The second half started with ‘Grilled Munster Cheese Salad’ Following the richness of the ‘Flammekueche’ […]

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Eat Drink Travel, French Food, Wine

Food & Wine of Alsace: Class 2 Part 1

November 19, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

These three cooking classes, featuring the food and wine of the Alsace region of France, were taken with UBC Continuing Studies. The Alsace region has moved back and forth between Germany […]

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French Food, Wine
Entree: Chicken with Mashed Potatoes, Alsace-style

the food & wine of Alsace: UBC Class 1, Part 2

November 16, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Part 1 of this Alsatian menu One blog has described the food of the Alsace region as ‘Germany with a French accent,’ and that was certainly true when I was […]

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French Food, Wine
Alsace - Crab Salad

the food & wine of Alsace: UBC Class 1, Part 1

November 9, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Although the Alsace is a province of France, it is right on the border with Germany, and the food and wine has been heavily influenced by the Bavarians. Our first […]

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French Food, Wine

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