How to Use Google to Search Blogs and Web Sites

Many blogs have a list of Categories which gives the title of past blogs. Many blogs do not have this feature. Imagine that you remember a blog about fountain pens on Musings. How to find it.
Go to Google and enter rvbond.blogspot.com: fountain
I tried this and it works like a charm. You can use this technique for any website.
Don't forget the follow the blog or website with a colon.

Shopping in Valparaíso

Valparaíso has regular supermarkets but many locals shop at small shops. Here are photos of the vegetable stands, butcher shop, bakery, fish stall, pastry shop, cheese/yogurt, and  eggs and dried beans.

Chorrillana at Bar Victoria

One of Chile's famous culinary dishes is called Chorilliana. It's prepared in a variety of ways but it basically consists of a plate of french fries, covered with strips of beef, slices of sausage, fried onions, and topped with a fried egg or two. Three of us just managed to eat one chorrillana grande.

The chorilliana is best with a large glass of beer. In our case, it was Austral Calafate Ale. This beer is made in Patagonia by Austral Brewing which has been in business since 1896. Austral Calafate is especially interesting because it's combined with an exotic fruit to give it an interesting aroma and taste in addition to having an intense amber color. The fruit is the calafate berry which looks much like a blueberry. It's scientific name is Berberis heterophylla.

Street Art in Valparaíso

Lunch in Valparaíso, Chile

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This is a local restaurant around the corner from my flat.

This the interior of the restaurant.

Here's the black board special of the day.

Pebre is the Chilean version of salsa.

Cream of Zuccini soup 

Porotos de granados

This is a popular Bean Stew.

This is called Budín de Platanos which translates as Banana pudding.

Gourmet Dining in Barcelona

Steam European Sea Bass  ( Lubina) with  Ginger and Soy sauce

There is a new web site called EatWith (www.eatwith.com). This is a new company which has been described as AirBnB for foodies. Basically people host people in their homes for a meal. People pay a fee and get to have a sit down dinner in a private home with a group of diners. For more details, click here.

I've recently attended several eat with events. My favorite is with Peter Chiu, click here to see his web site. The guests arrived around eight. We were an international group. Three young French women, a woman from Columbia, a Filipino woman with her Irish husband (living in Barcelona), Peter (the host and chef) and his partner Polina from the Ukraine. We started the evening with a Lychee Martini which was a combination of vodka, rum, lychee juice, and dash of Chinese Five Spice, and garnished with a lychee. The menu for the evening is listed below, eight courses followed by two desserts.

Tofu with Century Egg and Summer Ginger Pickle

Tiger Prawns Sashimi in Hot chili and Lime dressing.

Mussels in Dynamite Sauce

Vietnamese Spring Roll

Taiwanese Beef Noodle soup

Chicken with  Szechuan Pepper

Steam European Sea Bass  ( Lubina) with  Ginger and Soy sauce

Slow Cook Braised Pork Belly with Bak Choy .

Dessert

Sago in Coconut Cream

Banana Fritters with Sesame seed and five Spice

The happy international diners

We all arrived around 8PM and didn't leave until around 1AM. It was one of the best dining experiences of my life. Next time you or friends are in Barcelona, don't miss a chance to dine with Peter.

The coming era of unlimited — and free — clean energy

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