Best Food In and Around Mexico City’s Zócalo
We always stay in the Mexico City’s Zócalo (Main Plaza) partly just because there are so many fabulous places to eat there! Breakfast choices are numerous and include three pastry […]
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Dinner in Bernay and an Evening in Rouen
Late afternoon June 6, 2015. Ending up our day-trip through cider and cheese (and chocolate) country with a dinner in Bernay. We stopped for dinner in Bernay. Al had a […]
Fish for Dinner Around the World
Some favourite fish dinners from around the world! Flying fish sashimi, a Japanese treat. Barbecued fish for lunch on the Mekong River in Vietnam. ‘BBQ Fish on a Stick’ being marinated […]
The Dutch Maritiem Pub in Rotterdam, Holland
We found a fantastic website listing Dutch pubs which had never led us astray until we landed in the Oude Haven district of Rotterdam. We knew from the site (Rotterdam Pubs) that the Cambrinus which carried 160+ beers […]
World Spices Cooking Class 2: Thai Yellow Chicken Curry with Cashews
The main course for my second World Spices Cooking Class was Thai Yellow Chicken Curry with Cashews and Pineapple, served on Jasmine Rice. This recipe was super complex — in fact […]
Food and Wine of Loire Class 3 Part 1
Our third cooking class featuring the food and wine of Champagne and the Loire Valley started with a light salmon, corn and leek chowder paired with Pouilly-Fumé. This was followed by […]
Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones, a Mole with Prawns
The entrée of our menu from Veracruz was ‘Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones’. Traditionally, special large sweet prawns are used in this dish, and Chef Rossana felt that the BC spot […]
Mole Poblano Sencillo, a dark mole from the state of Puebla
This dark mole from Puebla was my idea of what mole really should be: super rich, spicy and with chocolate added. This version is a ‘sencillo‘ (simple) mole in the […]
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 […]
