Category Archives: European

Food & Wine of Alsace Class 2 Part 2

Posted on December 14, 2012 by albatz

for part 1 of this meal see the Food & Wine of Alsace Class 2 Part 1 ‘Grilled Munster Cheese Salad’ Following the richness of the ‘Flammekueche’ and the meatiness of the Baeckenofe, this salad was a bit of light relief. This course … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world | Tagged Alsace, apple tart, cooking, cuisine, custard, food, France, French, menu, Munster cheese, salad, wine | Comments Off

UBC Food & Wine of Alsace: Class 2 Part 1

Posted on December 12, 2012 by albatz

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 and France over the centuries, and both the food and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world | Tagged Alsace, apple, Baeckenofe, cabbage, cheese, cooking, cuisine, Flammenkeche, food, French, Gentil, Gruyere, lardons, meat, menu, Pinot Blanc, pizza, sauerkraut, sausage, soup, stew, tarte flambee, wine, winter | Comments Off

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

Posted on November 2, 2012 by albatz

Part 1 of this Alsatian menu 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. One blog described it as ‘Germany … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world | Tagged Alsace, cabbage, chicken, cooking, cuisine, food, France, French, Grand Cru, Kirsch, Kronenburg beer, mashed potatoes, menu, Muscat, prunes, Reisling, sorbet, souffle, wheat beer, wine | Comments Off

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

Posted on October 19, 2012 by albatz

Starting our Alsatian food extravaganza was an ‘Asparagus, Orange and Crab Salad’ with ‘Dill Dressing’. The salad began with a ‘five-petalled’ flower of spinach, topped with a loose bundle of arugula. And it carried on from there, an amazing mix … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world | Tagged Alsace, asparagus, bacon, Brut, cheese, cooking, crab, cuisine, food, France, French, menu, quiche, recipe, rosé, salad, spinach, tart, wine | Comments Off

squash overload: three pureed ‘squash’ soup recipes

Posted on October 4, 2012 by albatz

Perfect for a fall or winter menu. Serves 4-8 depending on whether the soup is the main course, or merely precedes the main course. In all of the recipes, the squash, pumpkin or carrots are interchangeable, as are additions of yams, … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world | Tagged autumn, broth, carrots, coconut, cooking, cream, cuisine, fall, food, French, menu, pumpkin, soup, South Indian, squash, vegan, vegetarian | Comments Off

fall menu from the Burgundy region of France

Posted on October 4, 2012 by albatz

From my UBC ‘Cooking with Wine’ class: the menu for a seasonal fall feast, featuring specialities from the Burgundy region of France. • To start, raw trout marinated in lime juice, olive oil and chopped dill, topped with caramelized onions … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world | Tagged Burgundy, cooking, cuisine, food, French, menu, wine | Comments Off

What to do with pounds & pounds of Italian prune plums!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by albatz

What do you do with a hundred pounds or so of plums? I made Plum Butter! Despite the name this contains no butter, and is in reality a very reduced and intensely flavoured ‘syrup’ that goes great on anything ‘creamy’ … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world | Tagged banana, chevre, cooking, cuisine, food, French, goat cheese, Merlot, plums, prune, recipe, syrup, wine, yogurt | Comments Off

Spanish Tapas Class No. 3 at UBC

Posted on September 24, 2012 by albatz

We had an interesting combo of tapas for our last ‘making tapas’ class with Chef Eric. First tapa on offer was Fried Manchego Cheese, which sounded so odd that no one picked it. Chef Eric shrugged, “Okay, we won’t do … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world | Tagged almond, brochettes, cheese, cruda, cuisine, food, ham, livers, Manchego, menu, pork, prawns, salsa, sandwiches, sardines, serrano, Sherry, Spanish, spice, tapas, tart | Comments Off

How to make Sangría! Olé!

Posted on September 18, 2012 by albatz

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 summer evening than Sangría? Last week we decided to videotape … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world, Uncategorized | Tagged alcohol, brandy, drinks, sangria, Spanish, wine | Comments Off

Spanish Tapas at UBC, Class No. 2

Posted on September 18, 2012 by albatz

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 in filleting these small fish I was quite glad that … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world | Tagged clams, cooking, croquettes, escabeche, food, ham.asparagus, mackerel, meatballs, menu, mushrooms, rice pudding, Spanish, tuna, wine | Comments Off

Category Archives: European

Categories