Gaby's quesadilla

Gaby's quesadilla
Originally uploaded by chuborupert

My daughter made herself lunch on the stove. Based on my recipe and one she found in a cookbook she browned the tortilla with cheese, salsa and shredded cooked chicken, flipped it (as I hovered over her... but she did it herself (better than I usually do) and browned the other side.
She also took the picture,
Looks pretty good

StrongHill

D and the bar
Originally uploaded by chuborupert

The boy and I went to StrongHill restaurant specifically as I had seen the frog legs on the menu several moths ago (really a long time ago). We showed up on a saturday, and it looked well patronized. Unfortunately the frog legs where gone from the menu, but we still ate well.

We shared two appetizers, Rabbit egg rolls



and fried sweet breads



both were very good... the boy ordered the braised rabbit as his main course, it was served with an apple and celery root puree which the boy thought was clever, and tasty.



I went with the special... scallops on polenta, very good.



Overall we liked it very much, the food was great, and the service responsive.
http://www.stronghillrestaurant.com/

Churros con chocolate

churros con chocolate
Originally uploaded by chuborupert

We stopped for chocolate and churros at San Gines, a chocolate shop just off the Plaza Mayor in Madrid



The chocolate is very thick, just short of pudding



The churros are hot, and there is powdered sugar on the table to sprinkle.



It's not a stretch to say that the kids didn't complain.

Sardina a la plancha

sardina a la plancha
Originally uploaded by chuborupert

Fresh sardines cooked "a la plancha" or on a griddle. We had lunch on the beach in Marbella. They where very flavorfull seasoned with garlic salt and pepper. Mi daughter wasn't as impressed.



She had the roasted chicken
My Wife and Son had the same thing, Calamar a la Romana, (fried squid)



Good food in a beatiful setting.

Vacationing in Spain

Eating in Spain with family is an amazing experience



everything is good, from the fist bocadillo to the last





Our first snack was on the road but the next was at my nephews birthday



again not any US bday...



Family and friends present



More food and posts from spain to follow.

Fried dinner

cracker crumb
Originally uploaded by chuborupert

quick repeat of a regular dinner

I processed some crackers into crumbs, breaded some marinated shrimp



and fried it. My daughter won't eat it so I fried her some pork dumplings



we served it with some vegetables, and everyone was happy

Stuffed filet of fish

stuffed filet of fish
Originally uploaded by chuborupert

This went over well with the family, although it was too much food.
I butterflied some tilapia filets (usually there is a thick piece and a thin piece in each filet, I removed the thin piece and saved for another day, and butterflied the thicker piece)
I then salted and peppered them and stuffed them with some creabmeat to which I had added one egg, pretzel crumbs, black sesame seeds and some lime juice.



I heated up a cast iron griddle on the grill



and cooked the fish on it around 7-8 minutes per side



I ended cooking some of the leftover stuffing as well (didn't think it would keep well) and served it alongside.



The kids liked it, even the one who typically claims not to like crab.