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Sopa de milpa or ‘garden soup’ from Oaxaca

Posted on December 19, 2012 by albatz

My UBC class in Mexican cooking from Oaxaca started with this traditional soup. Sopa de milpa or ‘garden soup’. A milpa is a traditional Mesoamerican corn patch that consisted of rows of corn planted together with the companion plants such … Continue reading →

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food & wine of the Alsace Cooking Class 3 Part 2

Posted on December 16, 2012 by albatz

for part 1 of this Alsatian meal, featuring foie gras and escargot in vol-au-vents and see the Food & Wine of Alsace Class 3 Part 1 Munster Valley Pie The next thing on our Alsatian menu was ‘Munster Valley Pie‘, a pork pie … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world, French | Tagged Alsace, choucroute, cooking, cuisine, dessert, Eau-de-Vie, food, France, menu, Pinot Noir, Poire Williams, pork pie, recipe, sauerkraut, seafood, Sylvaner, tart, wine | Comments Off

food & wine of the Alsace Class 3 Part 1

Posted on December 14, 2012 by albatz

In our previous class we started preparing ‘Foie Gras au Naturel‘ for this third class. At $225/kilo, and requiring a very precise SousVide Water Oven to cook it correctly, this fancy duck liver is not something I’m going to be … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world, French | Tagged Alsace, appetizer, cooking, cuisine, duck liver, escargot, foie gras, food, France, Gewurztraminer, menu, snails, vol-au-vents, white wine, wine | Comments Off

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 →

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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 →

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Coctel de camarones ‘Acapulco’ – Shrimp cocktail Acapulco-style

Posted on December 11, 2012 by albatz

Coctel de camarones ‘Acapulco’ was the fave dish from my class on the cooking of Oaxaca/Guerrero regions of Mexico. I could just imagine eating this while lounging under a palapa on Caleta beach in Acapulco and knocking back with una … Continue reading →

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Sweet Tamales from the Central Region of México

Posted on December 11, 2012 by albatz

The dessert for my cooking class featuring a ‘Menu from Central Mexico‘ was Tamales de Dulce (sweet tamales). According to our instructor, Chef Rossana, these treats come from the indigenous word ‘tamalli‘ meaning wrapped. In this class we used corn husks, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged Central Mexico, cinnamon, cooking, corn husks, cuisine, food, Mexico, raisins, sweet, tamales | 1 Comment

Mexican Cooking, from the state of Veracruz

Posted on December 10, 2012 by albatz

Veracruz, situated on the Gulf of Mexico, is one of my favourite Mexican cities. The zocalo is ringed with restaurants, closed off to cars and has a large stage. Something is happening there almost every night. And a short bus … 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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