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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 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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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 →

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

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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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 →

Posted in Food around the world, Mexican | Tagged chiles, cooking, corn, cuisine, food, Mexico, nopales, Oaxaca, recipe, soup, tomato | Comments Off

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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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 →

Posted in European, Food around the world, French | Tagged autumn, broth, carrots, coconut, cooking, cream, cuisine, fall, food, menu, pumpkin, soup, South Indian, squash, vegan, vegetarian | Comments Off

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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A menu from the Aquitaine region of France (Bordeaux)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by albatz

We started with a Basque-influenced fisherman’s soup of cod, fresh corn, tomato and chorizo. This was served along with a leek & goat cheese tart topped with warm fennel salad and accompanied by the local white wine from the Bordeaux … Continue reading →

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