Category Archives: Food around the world

a collection of restaurant reviews, recipes, menus and ingredients from everywhere and anywhere!

Mexican cooking class: from the states of Guerrero & Oaxaca

Posted on December 10, 2012 by albatz

Our 2nd Mexican Cooking class from UBC Continuing Studies featured three dishes from the Oaxaca/Guerrero region on the southern Pacific coast of Mexico. 1. Coctel de camarones ‘Acapulco’ The coctel de camarones (shrimp cocktail) was my fave dish from this class. I could … Continue reading →

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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 →

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a wine tour of Cafayate, in the northwest of Argentina

Posted on October 20, 2012 by albatz

November is spring in Argentina, and we were there November, 2008. The northwest of Argentina is the most amazing region. This blog focuses on Cafayate, one small town in that area with its four wineries that offered free tastings. (from my … Continue reading →

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Stay-at-Home Wine Tour of South America

Posted on October 19, 2012 by albatz

Our instructor, Lynn Coulthard, started our wine tour of South America with a sparkling Torrontés, a cool region wine from Patagonia in the south of Argentina. The sweet sparkling wine, akin to Asti Spumanti, was priced at $26 and good value. The next … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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

Eat like an Aztec: Tortilla Soup Recipe

Posted on October 4, 2012 by albatz

TORTILLA SOUP (SOPA AZTECA) This soup contains many ingredients that were a gift from Mexico to the world: tomatos, chiles, avocado and corn in the form of tortillas. The recipe comes from a Mexican cookbook that I purchased eons ago. I. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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