Who doesn’t love homemade pizza? I recently read about a fellow who for an entire year ate nothing but pizza and I will extract a thought from his quote where he stated, “Even when it is bad, it is still really good”. I could not agree more! At Tapas Amador, we enjoy hosting parties with…
Great food and golf… what could possibly be better? I recently had the opportunity to visit Topgolf in Hillsboro during a pre-opening ‘Taste & Tour’ media event… let me recount my (somewhat long) journey to this fine day. Growing up, my first exposure to golf provided a consistent, sedative effect. I would lie on the…
Small Plates and Sweet Treats by Aran Goyoaga; this caught my eye this morning in the local paper. A whopping 288 pages of small plate savories and sweet treats… all gluten-free… that’s right, gluten-free tapas! Who knew? Well obviously not me until this morning – LOL! Trained pastry chef, blogger, and mother of two Aran…
Tapas & Spanish: 130 sun-drenched classic recipes shown in 230 photographs by Pepita Aris Spanish food is renowned for its sizzling tastes, wonderful fresh ingredients and regional diversity, and tapas – the little bar dishes – are deservedly famous. This book is a showcase for over 130 deliciously authentic recipes from one of Europe’s best-loved…
Asian Tapas by Christophe Megel, Anton Kilayko, Alain Ducasse and Judy Sarris… Using an abundance of the fresh, seasonal ingredients and a harmony of flavors, Anton Kilayko and executive chef Christophe Megel offer a collection of recipes that will excite anyone yearning after new and delicious ways to approach the tastes of the East. Cultural lines…
Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America by Richard Wolffe and Jose Andres… The first major Spanish cookbook in two decades, from José Andrés, recently named America’s Chef of the Year by Bon Appétit. Tapas are Spain’s gift to the world of great cooking: a fresh and fun way to eat with friends and family—and easy to…
The Little Tapas Book: More Than 60 Tempting Little Snacks… Tapas, or little snacks, may have originated in Spain, but the custom of lingering over three or four delectable mouthfuls—scallop fritters, perhaps, or chili olives, say—with a glass of wine or two has been happily embraced in countries all around the world. With more than…
El Farol: Tapas and Spanish Cuisine by James Campbell Caruso… At the El Farol restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a collection of delectable ingredients-smoked paprika, saffron, spicy chipotle chiles and piquillo peppers, capers and caperberries, and a variety of Spanish cheeses-gather for a celebration of Spanish flavor. Best known for their creative tapas menu,…
Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain by Penelope Casas, introduced the classic little dishes of Spain to American cooks more than twenty years ago, now gives us a splendid updated edition of that seminal book—with fifty exciting new recipes and eight full pages of new color photographs showing tapas in all their glory. Here are all…
The Book of Tapas, New Edition has over 250 easy-to-follow authentic recipes to serve with drinks in typical Spanish style or to combine as a feast to share. The Book of Tapas is the ultimate guide to the most-loved Spanish food. With its appetizing dishes of bite-sized food, usually eaten before dinner, tapas and tapas…