How Not to Starve in Spain
Every time we’ve been to Spain we had trouble with the way they scheduled their meals. If you (like Al) want a big breakfast, fancy some lunch around 1:00 and then […]
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Lighthouse Hopping with a Cheap Lunch for Two in Foz, Spain
1:30 October 7, 2014. After a busy morning spent exploring the Playa de Catedrales and a side trip inland to a tiny village with a famous church, we then headed into the town […]
Dinner of Pintxos in the Basque Country of Spain
From my friend Jessica, ‘PAIS VASCO (BASQUE COUNTRY). This whole area is famous for pintxos, which are NOT tapas (do not call them that!!), but rather small bites all on one […]
A Classic Late Night in Madrid
9:00 pm, September 30, 2014. It was dark by the time we finally made it to our hotel and booked in. The night was surprisingly balmy for late September so we left our […]
Stay-at-Home Tour of the Wineries of Spain & Portugal: Sherry and Port
Carrying on with my class on ‘Tasting the Wines of Spain and Portugal’, I am going into the third segment, the fortified wines: Sherry, Port and Madeira. In our class […]
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 […]
Spanish Tapas at UBC, Class No. 2
My favorite dish of the evening was pickled mackerel, (escabeche), described as ‘fish in vinegar’. It didn’t sound all that appealing, and when I saw the amount of work involved […]
How to make Sangría! Olé!
Sangría is the traditional Spanish version of a wine spritzer… We have been focusing on España for our Spanish Course Soleado. And, speaking of Spain, what could be more perfect for a warm […]
Spanish tapas at UBC, Class # 1
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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