Spanish flavor

2-11-2017 Sat.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- sauteed baby octopus with Spanish chorizo and shallots | chive flowers and smoked tofu | rice | wine 

• like tapas in Barcelona

smoky sweet romesco

5-30-2016 Mon. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- salad | pasta with romesco sauce | wine

•  when we are talk about romesco, we are talking about smoky roasted red pepper

zucchini "pasta" and tomato "caviar"

8-22-2015 Sat. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee
BRUNCH --- ( in the tea house )   beer | German dry Riesling  | oysters with lemon  | gazpacho | tuna, cheese and roasted red pepper on crackers | green figs and jamon Serrano | zucchini "pasta" with pesto sauce | simmered baby squid stuffed with ginger scallion seasoned rice | ratatouille quiche | water melon cube with tomato "caviar" | green tea and preserved plums 
DINNER --- bread and cheese | water melon | tea 

 

• a treat from bountiful summer vegetables and fruit, a celebration for family and friends Jan and Ed. 
• the quiche is from Fresh Baguette,  our new favorite in local bakery 

Spanish cured meat collection

9-22-2013 Sun. mild, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee |  homemade sage bread | Jamon Serrano | watermelon | California wine grapes  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea | grapes 
DINNER --- sauteed thin-sliced zucchini ribbon with Jamon Serrano | Spanish seasoned blood sausage Morcilla Onion |  pan-fried baby eggplants |  stewed potatoes with Chorizo Palacios | steamed and fried Brussels sprouts | salad | wine 

 

• cured pork products from a local Spanish store. 
• the new mandoline slicer did the job on zucchini and fennel. 
• California wine grapes are small, dark and intensely sweet