Tag Archives: Spanish

Stay-at-Home Tour of the Wineries of Spain & Portugal: Sherry, Port and Madeira

Posted on January 26, 2013 by albatz

Carrying on with my class on ‘Tasting the Wines of Spain and Portugal’, I am going into the third segment, the fortified wines: Sherry, Port and Madeira. We actually only tasted one Sherry and one Port in the class (bottles … Continue reading →

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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 →

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How to make Sangría! Olé!

Posted on September 18, 2012 by albatz

Sangría is the traditional Spanish version of a wine spritzer… We have been focusing on España for our Spanish Course Soleado. And, speaking of Spain, what could be more perfect for a warm summer evening than Sangría? Last week we decided to videotape … 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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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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