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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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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 →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged chiles, cooking, cuisine, food, Huatape, main course, masa, menu, Mexico, Mole, prawns, recipe, rice, Veracruz | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged adobo, albondigas, ancho chiles, asadero cheese, bread pudding, ceviche, chiles, comal, cooking, cuisine, dessert, flour tortillas, food, menu, Mexico, plantain, pork, prawns, prunes, salad, shrimp, Sinaloa, tortilla | Comments Off

Agua de Jamaica, a Type of Agua Fresca or ‘Iced Tea’

Posted on January 1, 2013 by albatz

Aguas Frescas are the Mexican answer to iced teas. Agua de jamaica is one of the more popular flavours, a sweet/sour ‘tea’ that refreshes on a hot Mexican afternoon. In our class we made ‘Agua de Jamaica‘ by adding the dried … Continue reading →

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Mexican Cooking Class: Sopa Tarasca from Patzcuaro

Posted on December 31, 2012 by albatz

door way into a secret jardin, Patzcuaro. It was in 1976 that I first went to Patzcuaro, and on that first trip I fell in love with the city. And when I was in Patzcuaro, I fell in love with … Continue reading →

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Mexican cooking class featuring a menu from Puebla

Posted on December 29, 2012 by albatz

This menu is from my Mexican cooking class featuring the foods of the state of Puebla. My favourite dish of the evening was the ‘sopa poblano‘, a creamy almost vegetarian soup to die for. Served along with the soup was … Continue reading →

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Mexican cooking from Oaxaca, the land of the 7 moles

Posted on December 26, 2012 by albatz

Mexican cooking from state of Oaxaca, the land of the 7 moles. Moles are the super-rich chile-based sauces and there are all sorts of moles. But mole is only one of many Oaxacan specialities. Here are some more: Sopa de milpa … Continue reading →

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