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Video & Post: Oyster Mushrooms with Garlic and Chili Pepper A.K.A Setas al Ajillo

I need to write a book entitled, "100 things I have to thank Spain for" and number 4, would be for introducing me to the simplicity of "Setas al Ajillo" a.k.a sauteed oyster mushrooms with garlic and a little chili pepper. Gambas al ajillo is probably number 7 after that, a.k.a sauteed shrimp with garlic and a little chili pepper. I am mostly afraid of buying and cooking mushrooms. I give into the sticker shock of how expensive good mushrooms are and the insecurity of not having a lot of experience with them. In Spain, setas al ajillo is a [...]

By |2018-10-02T19:15:15-04:00September 25th, 2014|
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Video and Post: Easy and silky Cream of Potato and Leek with Bacon

I publish a new video every Thursday on my YouTube Channel, Claudia's Tasty Bits. (barring natural disasters) Sometimes I am not able to post it on my blog until Friday. If you are a Thursday kind of person, please subscribe to the " target="_blank">YouTube Channel so you can be all ready to shop for the recipe on Friday right after work! I used to be a lover of writing. I fancied myself a not-bad-blogger and then I began to video tape myself and narcissus took over. Now, I can barely write my own name. Ok, that is a bit dramatic... [...]

By |2018-10-02T19:15:56-04:00September 19th, 2014|
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Video and Post: Spinach and Beef Meatballs, not just for kids!

This recipe for spinach and beef meatballs was born out of the need to find a way to include more veggies into my toddler's diet. Lola eats most food, but I had been having trouble getting her to take large bites of, let's say, broccoli. I thought about the fact that spinach shrinks tremendously when cooked and that it would be the perfect green veggie to sneak into meatballs, which Lola loves. I use equal parts spinach to beef in these meatballs, so one wouldn't think this is very sneaky, but in fact... you don't really notice the spinach. I [...]

By |2018-10-02T19:16:49-04:00September 12th, 2014|
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Video and Post: Roasted Chile Rellenos with Mango Salsa

I used to love Chile rellenos in New Mexico, you know the puffy eggy fried goodness kind? One day, my mom prepared her roasted chile rellenos with mango salsa and I experienced chili rellenos in a totally new way, yet a way that still made me swoon. This dish is like my mother... refined, pretty, skinny-yet-spicy, cheesy and fun. Roasted chile rellenos require a tiny bit of prep work between the charring of the skin to the chopping of the mango salsa,, but once you get the hang of it, it is a process that you look forward to, especially [...]

By |2018-10-02T19:17:30-04:00September 3rd, 2014|
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Video and Post: Padrón or Shishito Peppers Live Challenge

I was never a fan of Man Vs Food, but in this episode I am woman vs Shishito Peppers. Wouldn't you like to know who wins? In this video, I put my tongue on the line to show you just how precarious eating these peppers can be. Shishito peppers from Japan or Padrón peppers from Spain are the Russian roulette of peppers because you never know when you are going to get a spicy one. These peppers are so easy to prepare, so delicious and so fun to eat because you just never know. The traditional preparation of Padrón peppers [...]

By |2018-10-02T19:18:08-04:00August 28th, 2014|
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