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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 →

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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 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 →

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Spanish Tapas at UBC, Class No 1

Posted on September 17, 2012 by albatz

Here is the menu for our first cooking class in Spanish tapas. smoky paprika-spiced almonds olives marinated in lemon, roasted red pepper and herbs eggplant dip served with toasts Spanish tortilla (a potato omelete, very different from Mexican tortillas) fresh … Continue reading →

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Lime ‘Mezcalito’ Mistakes

Posted on September 12, 2012 by albatz

These were supposed to be Margaritas, but we accidentally used Mezcal instead of Tequila, and Mezcalitos were born! 1. Rim glasses with lime and dip into salt. 2. Into a powerful blender pour: 1 can of limeade concentrate (we used … Continue reading →

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Marinated Queso Fresco

Posted on September 2, 2012 by albatz

During the last heat wave I was trying to think of a no-cook appetizer for a Mexican-inspired party. Then I vaguely remembered having this wonderful marinated queso fresco somewhere. This could be the solution! I checked out the online recipes, … Continue reading →

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Chiles capones, an appetizer from the Central region of Mexico

Posted on March 22, 2012 by albatz

Chiles capones served on a creamy tomato salsa and drizzled with cream. I have never had anything quite like them before, and they were my favourite dish of this Mexican cooking class featuring the cuisine of the central region of Mexico. Continue reading →

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