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Spanish Wine Festival 2007

I had the opportunity to assist last June 20 to the Spanish Wine Festival 2007. Tasting took place at the “Landmark on the Park,” a Universalist Church built in 1897, located at 160 Central Park West across from Central Park at West 76th Street.

Tasting highlights included Wine Advocate 100 point sensations 2004 Numanthia-Termes “Termanthia” and 2004 Benjamín Romeo Rioja “Contador;” top Ribera del Dueros Vega Sicilia “Unico” and Pesquera “Janus;” Priorat greats Mas Martinet “Clos Martinet,” Mas Doix “Doix” and upstart Mas Romani “La Creu Alta;” Jumilla stunners from El Nido, “Clio” and “El Nido;” and Rioja R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva, 1964 Riojanas Gran Reserva “Monte Real” and Artadi “Pagos Viejos”.

It was a lot of fun, a lot of wine and a unique opportunity to taste the greatest spanish wine in the same event.
It is a must go for the wine lovers. For sure I ‘ll be there next year.

Posted: June 26th, 2007 under General.
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Homemade French Fries

  • Patatas Fritas Caseras
    Home Made Fries
    This is one of my favorite recipes, it is very simple to make and the result is extraordinary delicious. If you are a “Patatas Fritas” fan like me, this is a must try for you.
    I call this dish also like “my last resource” when sometimes I don´t know what to cook or I am lazy and I don´t want to spent time cooking. I call it this way because goes well with everithing as a side dish, goes with meat, fish, fried eggs “huevos fritos” ( or sunny egg) I love to deep the fries in the eggs.

    Ingredients:
    6 Red Potatoes ( for 2 persons)
    3 Garlic gloves ( if you are garlic fan put more as you please. I don´t chopped the garlic, I put the entire garlic clove in the frying pan.)
    3 Bay Leaves
    Salt to taste

    How to:
    Peel the red potatoes then clean and cut them in slices. Sometimes also I like to cut them in cubes.
    Then in a fry pan start heating the olive oil, you can use also vegetal oil is much cheaper but the real thing is to use olive oil to fry them, they taste much better. Depend on you to make the choice.
    Once the potatoes are cut and the olive oil is hot, then add the potatoes, garlic cloves and bay leaves in the frying pan and fry all together for about 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes start getting brown, all depend how you like them more raw or crispier and welldone. I personally prefer them more cooked and crispier.
    When they are done put them in a serving dish.

    Tip: Put a paper towel under the potatoes in the serving dish to absorve the extra oil in the potatoes, then remove the paper, they are ready to go.

    Enjoy!!

    Samuel

    • Posted: June 25th, 2007 under Recipes.
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    Flavor of Spain – Recipes, Food and Wine from Spain

    Great collection of simple and delicious recipes from Spain, my favorite spanish wines and more stuff related to Spain, it’s culture and way of life.
    I always like it to collect my favorite recipes, food and wine notes in my old notebook. I´ve been carring my notebook up and down in parties, family and friends reunions when I was the one who was in charge of cooking for the ocasion……and that´s how everything started.
    What’s a better way to store and share your recipes and notes than have them posted on the internet, available online permanently right?
    So, Hello world!! this is my first post, my name is Samuel I was born and raise in Spain but now I live in New York City since 2004.
    The idea with this site is to share with you my favorite recipes, food, wine and other aspects of Spain, and possibly a bit about myself.
    If there is anything special you want to know about this website, just ask and I will do my best to answer. I know my english is not good enough yet but I ‘ll do my best to answer all of you 😉

    Thank you for visiting, enjoy your stay! I hope you enjoy as much as I am enjoying sharing all these experiences with you.

    Enjoy!! Buen Provecho!!

    -Samuel

    Posted: June 21st, 2007 under General.
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