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Salmon & asparagus salad outside on a cloudy bright day with the Nikon Coolpix

Natural vs Artificial Light for Food Photography

May 3, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

To me it seems that most cameras nowadays can handle a wide variation of both natural and artificial lighting. However I often run into trouble when photographing food, and that […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Travel Blogging
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
a variety of different types of corn

Corn, the Base of Mexican Life

September 18, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

Corn (maíz) was the basis of agriculture in all of Mesoamerica. The Aztecs had a corn god called ‘Centeotl’; the Mayan’s ‘God of Maize’ was called Yum Kaax. He was usually […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Mexico & Central America, Spanish Lessons
Donegal Crab Salad with Irish Soda Bread and Irish Butter at the Olde Castle Bar in Ireland

Best Food (and Drink) in Ireland

May 13, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

Google ‘best pubs in Ireland’ and you get a LOT of pubs – in fact, just in Dublin alone there are more than 800 of them. On the other hand, google ‘best […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Ireland
Masses of garlic for sale in La Merced Market in Mexico City

La Merced Market in Mexico City

October 2, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

La Merced Market is where you can buy anything you want in the way of food and cookware. “¿Dónde hay metates?” I asked. “¿Tomates?”, a vendor asked back. “¿Aguacates?”, asked […]

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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
Tamarind Iced Drink

Aguas Frescas, Cool Drinks for a Hot Day

May 16, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Aguas Frescas (Cool Waters) are cold refreshing drinks perfect for a hot day in Mexico. I learned how to make a whole bunch of them in my Mexican cooking class […]

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Drink, Eat Drink Travel, Mexican Food, Mexico, Weekly Photo Challenge
pour the mixture into custard cups

Egg Custard Flan from Jalisco, known as ‘Jericalla’

February 16, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

This creamy and luscious dessert, known as ‘Jericalla’, is a type of custard or flan with a Jalisco twist. The basic ingredients are very simple: eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. […]

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Eat Drink Travel, Mexican Food, Mexico & Central America, Weekly Photo Challenge
Seafood such as fish, octopus, prawns and much more were all available in the HCMC Ben Thanh Market in Saigon, Vietnam

Saigon’s Ben Thanh ‘Wet’ Market

January 21, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

The Bén Thành Market is part of District 1 where we were staying so of course we had to go and see it. Although most of the merchandise wasn’t to […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food
Paella in Santiago de Compostela

Saffron, the Yellow-Orange Spice

December 26, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

Saffron is one of the world’s most expensive spices. An old botanical illustration of the saffron crocus. On the left side of the drawing are the reddish stamens which are […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Ingredients

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A Blog about magic, fiction and art

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A photographic journey.

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Not really embarrassed.

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Disappearing into South Africa's wild places... Again!

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Explore. Dream. Discover.

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Recognizing & appreciating our oneness with Nature

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photography and life

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