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

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

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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Menu from the Central Region of Mexico

We had two appetizers or ‘antojitos’ from the Central Region of Mexico. The first was ‘Chalupitas de pollo poblanos con dos salsas’. The second was Chiles capones, which were served on a creamy tomato salsa and drizzled with cream. I … Continue reading

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Mexican Cooking from Sinaloa

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 Oaxaca, the land of the 7 moles

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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food & wine of the Alsace Cooking Class 3 Part 2

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

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