Musings on Food and Wine
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Birthday cake
Eyquem took this cake to day care on his birthday, and it has become a favorite of his and his companions! Apple cake 1 yogurt (180-240ml, keep the container to measure other ingredients) 1 measure olive oil 1 measure brown sugar 3 measures flour 1 bag baking powder 3 eggs 2 apples Preheat the oven…
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Also in the salad
We took the baby garlic experience one step further, and used them raw in the vinaigrette. No need to wait a lot for them to give a very fragrant taste to the mix. Delicious!
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Baby garlic
Got some nice bunches of baby garlic at the market. Looks much like scallions, but with some pinkish hew between the white bulb and the green plant. Used it in a pesto-like preparation together with basil, pine-nuts, and olive oil. That went great as a chimichurri substitute to accompany a nice piece of beef, and…
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Vegetable stews
Recenty we have been putting a special ingredient in our vegetable stews: fennel. In a mix of tomatoes, peppers (once red once yellow), eggplant, together with onions or scallions, with as spices, salt, pepper and pimenton, makes for a nice side dish or even a complete veggie meal.
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Roscos de manteca e vino
These are little crowns, similar to beignets but oven cooked, typically eaten during Semana Santa in Ponferrada together with limonada. Due to the fact that they are made from Manteca de Cerdo, or pork fat, the act of drinking limonada while eating them is traditionally, and somewhat irreverantly or non-politically correct, called Mata Judío… Roscos…
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Noemí ‘s birthday meal
The cake long gone (well some was left in the fridge) and Eyquem and Gadea asleep. Time for a special dinner. And since Samuel had bought all the (available) bottles of the last tasting course (vino d’autores, with pairing) we had some idea what to do.So first a foie gras special: mille-feuille of goat cheese…
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Limonada
During Semana Santa in Ponferrada (and in Leon, it seems), all bars serve limonada, a alcoholic drink based on wine (most often red, but some are white) and similar to sangria. It used to be served with a rosco, which is a (sweat) bread crown made with pork fat (raw lard). Given that the Bierzo…
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Leche Frita
A very traditional dessert in Spain, “fried milk” is not difficult to do but requires patience. Leche frita Ingredients:1 liter milkLemon zest1 cinnamon stick3 egg yolks 2 eggs5 generous Tbsp sugar5 generous Tbsp corn starch floor to cover before fryingfrying oil (olive oil goes well but gives a certain taste)sugar glace and cinnamon powder to…
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Bierzo wines
Noemí being from Bierzo, with a grandfather who was an amateur wine maker, we have tasted our share of Bierzo wines. Most recently Vinicio (crianza and reserva), and Hombros (photo in another post). While I enjoy Vinicio Reserva, I am having some harder time with the crianza, which is rare for me, I tend to…
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Ordones number 2
Nice little dessert wine, perfect for that or to go with a nive foie gras. We had a little foie from Navarra left in the fridge, and this Moscatel (grape used a lot in Malaga) was great to go with it. The Ordonez family is into wine: the brother of the owner of the…