Tag Archives: salsa

Johnny serves up oysters on the beach in PV

Posted on January 10, 2013 by albatz

On the beach just north of Puerto Vallarta’s malecon you can find Johnny, the singing oyster vendor. Even if you don’t buy oysters he will often croon you a little song before he’s off in search of other customers. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican, Travel | Tagged appetizers, beach, beer, Coronitas, Mexico, ostiones, oysters, palapa, Puerto Vallarta, salsa, seafood | Comments Off

From the Central Region of Mexico: Bistec con Nopales, Chorizo y Frijoles

Posted on January 3, 2013 by albatz

This is the main course from our cooking class featuring food from the heart of Mexico: Bistec con Nopales, Chorizo y Frijoles ‘Bistec‘ (beefsteak) is an inside round steak, sliced roulade-style, and marinated for several hours in a mix of oil, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged anchos, beans, bistec, chiles, chorizo, cooking, food, frijoles, Mexico, nopales, recipe, salsa, steak | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged chia, chicken, chiles, cooking, cuisine, dish, food, jalapeno, limonada, masa, menu, Mexico, Mole, molotes, Puebla, recipe, rice, salsa, sopa poblano, soup, tomato | 1 Comment

try it, you’ll like it! – the main food market in Oaxaca, Mexico

Posted on December 17, 2012 by albatz

We arrived at Oaxaca’s main food market around lunchtime, and the smell of roasting meat drew us into this hidden wing that jutted off of the main building. Here the BBQs were in full swing, the air was full of smoke, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican, photography, Travel | Tagged carnitas, food, guacamole, market, mercado, Mexico, Oaxaca, radishes, roast meat, salsa, tortilla | Comments Off

Mexican cooking class: from the states of Guerrero & Oaxaca

Posted on December 10, 2012 by albatz

Our 2nd Mexican Cooking class from UBC Continuing Studies featured three dishes from the Oaxaca/Guerrero region on the southern Pacific coast of Mexico. 1. Coctel de camarones ‘Acapulco’ The coctel de camarones (shrimp cocktail) was my fave dish from this class. I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged Acapulco, chincharones, cocktail, Coloradito, food, hominy, Mole, Oaxaca, pozole, salsa, shrimp, totopes, Valentina | Comments Off

Spanish Tapas Class No. 3 at UBC

Posted on September 24, 2012 by albatz

We had an interesting combo of tapas for our last ‘making tapas’ class with Chef Eric. First tapa on offer was Fried Manchego Cheese, which sounded so odd that no one picked it. Chef Eric shrugged, “Okay, we won’t do … Continue reading →

Posted in European, Food around the world, Spanish | Tagged almond, brochettes, cheese, cruda, cuisine, food, ham, livers, Manchego, menu, pork, prawns, salsa, sandwiches, sardines, serrano, Sherry, spice, tapas, tart | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged cheese, chiles, cilantro, cooking, cuisine, food, queso asadero, salsa, tomatillos | 1 Comment