Dinner in Spain Cooking Class October 6, 2012

Spain, like all of the other European countries, has many varied cuisines based on its geography. Tonight, we will focus on the coast line for one of Spain's most famous dishes - Paella! With its overflowing seafood and crunchy rice, who could not love it? While Celeste was in France, she spent some time with a family from Spain originally. One Sunday, the grandmother of the huge family spent all day stirring with an oar this massive, dug in the ground, pit of Paella. She was making enough Paella for her family of 50+. If it were not for all of the crawfish boils from Celeste's past in Louisiana, she would never have seen so much seafood in one place! The rice was soft, yet crunchy. The shrimp, as large as lobsters. The mussels were fanning and waving. The smell of saffron was permeating the air. And now she brings back this recipe to you!

Tonight, you will learn:

Appetizer: Tortialla Española - A tranditioanl Spanish Tapa with cured ham or chorizo, thinly sliced potatoes, red & green peppers, eggs, and manchego cheese. This warm, comforting dish is not only fun to make, but is traditioanlly festive!

Main Course: PaellaMixta - a rich rice based dish made with peppers, green olives, chicken, chorizo, serrano ham, mussels, and jumbo shrimp

Dessert: Handmade Fruit Empanadas with cookie crust and decorative, colored sugar



Gluten Free
Vegetarian
No Pork