Different Types of Noodles in Vietnam
In our cooking class in Hoi An we learned of the many types of noodles that go into Vietnamese food. Cau Lao Noodles in the Market in Hoi An. Cau […]
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Basque Soup of Corn, Tomatoes and Chorizo
This soup, from the Basque region of northern Spain, is perfect for late summer when most of the ingredients are available fresh from the garden or local market. Here are some of […]
Lunch on Inle Lake
Our boat trip down Inle Lake in Myanmar was a day of constant surprises, including the Burmese meal we had at our lunch spot on the lake. For starters we had […]
French Soup: Butternut Squash Potage
Lots of squash from the garden? Here’s a delicious way to use some of it up! French: Potage de ‘Squash’ 1 small acorn or butternut squash (or pumpkin or carrots or […]
Food & Wine of Alsace: Class 2 Part 1
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 […]
The Food and Wine of the Rhone Valley – Class 3 Part 1
I would never have suspected the French to have recipes that contain meat, meat and more meat, but this was the second such ‘meaty’ dish that we have made in our […]
Wine & Food of the Rhone Valley: Class 2 Part 1
Part 1 of our second class in the food and wine of the Rhone Valley we continued on with our ‘Epicurean Fish Consommé’. This soup took several days to prepare. […]
A menu from the Aquitaine region of France (Bordeaux)
This cooking class at UBC featured the food and wine of the Bordeaux region of France, which includes the Basque region, so it was appropriate that we started with a […]
Food and Wine from the Loire Valley, Class 1 Part 1
Our first cooking class featured food (and wine) from the Loire Valley. We started with a very green Frog’s Leg Soup, followed by two excellent appetizers: one of scallops served in […]
Sopa Poblano, a Creamy Soup from Puebla
My favourite dish of our ‘food of Puebla’ evening was the ‘sopa poblano‘, a creamy almost *vegetarian soup to die for. *we used chicken broth in our class but vegetable […]
