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the Food and Wine of the Rhone Valley – Class 3 Part 1

Posted on March 22, 2013 by albatz

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 French cooking class. So our third class featuring the … Continue reading →

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Wine & Food of the Rhone Valley: Class 2 Part 2

Posted on March 22, 2013 by albatz

The second half of our second class on the food and wine of the Rhone River Valley featured ‘Mandarin Orange Pork Ribs with Roasted Carrots and Potatoes‘ followed by a dessert of moist ‘Dark Chocolate Cake with Orange Blossom Ice … Continue reading →

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Wine & Food of the Rhone Valley: Class 2 Part 1

Posted on March 19, 2013 by albatz

Part 1 of our second class in the food and wine of the Rhone Valley started with an ‘Epicurean Fish Consommé’ that was started in our previous class, followed by a ‘Salad with Bleu de Bresse Cheese and Grilled Walnuts’. … Continue reading →

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Food and Wine of the Rhone Valley, Class 1, Part 2

Posted on March 12, 2013 by albatz

The main course for this meal was ‘Panned-fried Fish of the Day with a Juniper Berry Buerre Blanc and Curried Lentil Cauliflower‘. The best fish that day was haddock, and the ‘curry’ part of the curried vegetables was just a … Continue reading →

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Wine & Food of the Rhone Valley in France: Class 1, Part 1

Posted on March 7, 2013 by albatz

Dish No. 1, Roasted Onion Trilogy Soup Lyonnaise, was a twist on the classic French Onion soup. The ingredients consisted of three different types of onion (red, white, brown) plus leeks and garlic and, of course, a large portion of red wine. … Continue reading →

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Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones, a Mole with Prawns from Veracruz

Posted on February 4, 2013 by albatz

The entrée of our menu from Veracruz featured Huatape Veracruzana con Camarones. Special large sweet prawns are traditionally used in this dish, and Rossana felt that the BC spot prawns would be a perfect substitute. They were cooked in a … Continue reading →

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Fried Daal from my Cooking Class in Udaipur, India

Posted on January 21, 2013 by albatz

Although we are not vegetarians, we embraced vegetarianism in India. There, the variety of vegetarian food was so great that vegetarian was the only way to go! Add to that the fact that by eating primarily vegetarian dishes, neither one … Continue reading →

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Mexican Cooking from Sinaloa

Posted on January 14, 2013 by albatz

The Mexican state of Sinaloa is between the Sea of Cortez and the Sierra Madres. Seafood abounds along the 640 km of Sinaloa’s coastline. The primary cities of the state are Mazatlán, Culiacán and Los Mochis. Aguachile de Camarón Sinaloense … Continue reading →

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Mexican Cooking from Jalisco, the land of Mariachis & Tequila

Posted on January 5, 2013 by albatz

The Jalisco Menu Ensalada de camarones, or shrimp salad camarones prepped for the ensalada oil is added to the tequila and vinegar mix for the dressing of the ensalada de camarones ensalada de camarones with onion, cilantro, avocado, tomato, lettuce and … Continue reading →

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Central Region of Mexico: Chalupitas with Two Salsas

Posted on January 4, 2013 by albatz

The appetizer or ‘antojito’ from the central region of Mexico was ‘Chalupitas de pollo poblanos con dos salsas’. Two different salsas were prepared: a salsa verde (green sauce) made with tomatillos, serrano chiles, onion, garlic and cilantro; and a salsa … Continue reading →

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