Comments on: Shrimp in Garlic Tapa and a Cookbook Give Away

By: Courtney

Courtney — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:33:30 +0000

Yippie!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:24:52 +0000

Thanks to everyone who entered! I will contact the winner via email and post the announcement in the next few days.

~Andrea

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:14:32 +0000

I would love to win a copy of this book. Unfortunately, I have not had the opportunity to experience Spanish food – it is a new cuisine for me. I recently purchased some smoked paprika and was stunned at the wonderful flavor it gives to every dish I have put it in.

I am helping my son learn to cook. When he is home from college, he picks a recipe and we work together to make it. Many are recipes I have never made, so it is a learning experience for both. We both love to try new foods, so this cookbook would give us a whole new country to explore!

By: SarahS

SarahS — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:02:29 +0000

I just recently moved from Chicago back to my hometown outside of Cincinnati. I loved going to all the tapas restaurants when I lived in Chicago, but in Cincinnati they are in short supply. I have decided to start cooking some of these Spanish recipes on my own, and this book would be a wonderful way to help me do this. Thanks Andrea for your blog, I love reading all your new recipes!

By: MyrnaL

MyrnaL — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:13:38 +0000

I tried paella once and it was time consuming. I consider myself a pretty good cook but I didn’t make it a second time (it was delicious however). What I really love to eat are tapas and I’m really good at making those. That’s because mostly all you do is slice meat and cheese (I am REALLY good at making that) Thanks for running the contest, I really like your site – very classy.

By: Laptop Television Mom

Laptop Television Mom — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:39:36 +0000

I love Spanish food. I was lucky enough to visit Barcelona 10 years ago, and loved the simple food (cured ham and bread, rubbed with garlic) and the complex (paella!) Of course, the “patatas bravas” and the “tortilla espanola” were delicious. And who can resist some Spanish wine to accompany the meal?
– LTV Mom

By: Keely

Keely — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:06:37 +0000

Hi Andrea.

Matt and I took a trip to Chicago a couple of months ago for a concert and I talked him into eating at a Tapas restaurant afterwards. To be kind, he HATED it. Our joke is “the food was tiny”, and pretty expensive. I would like to prove to him that spanish food is good, and I’ve always wanted to try to make Paella. I understand if you can’t send me the book, but I’d love for you to share the paella recipe!! Thanks, Keely

By: Jacque

Jacque — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:31:55 +0000

My husband and I ate at a Tapas bar in Dallas last summer, and my mouth still waters when I think about the delicious food and house sangria. My favorite dish was probably the red peppers stuffed with goat cheese, although the potato tortilla (more like a frittata) was a close favorite. My husband went straight for the blood sausages. All in all, if you get a chance to eat at a tapas bar, we highly recommend the experience. The food is served slowly on little plates. The meal is not rushed, but more a celebration of the company you are with.

By: courtney

courtney — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:16:27 +0000

I love all varieties of Tapas. Just sit me down alone in a Tapas bar and let me go crazy with nice jug of sangria.Also anchcovie stuffed oilves!

By: Kim L

Kim L — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:09:34 +0000

Those shrimp look great, Andrea. My mother-in-law gave me a paella kit for Christmas, including a paella pan, a bottle of Spanish olive oil and a package of saffron – can’t wait to try it out. We had a Spanish exchange student years ago, who introduced us to the potato frittata – I really enjoyed it, although my husband doesn’t like eggs.

Kim