Cook Like a Spanish Abuela: Techniques for the Modern Kitchen - Online

This is a live, interactive, hands-on cooking class held online via Zoom. See our registration policies here. 

Let's transport back to the times of our elders, when the kitchen was the hearth of the home, and recipes and techniques were passed down generations. Watching elders work, we had learned timeless techniques that embraced thriftiness and creativity.  

In these modern times, we can revisit these techniques and celebrate their sustainable benefits, too, as nothing goes to waste. As Catalan chef Maria Nicolau says "Our traditional recipes are no more than a collection of tried and true solutions to the question of how to make the most of what the land offers us: what I have foraged, what I have fished, what I have hunted."

Camila chose recipes to create a delicious meal for your Saturday, though these recipes will serve you year-round!

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Escabeche with Aromatics—Learn to preserve! A fish escabeche will be taught in class, but a vegetarian alternative will be discussed.

Romesco Sauce with variations—A pounded sauce of nuts, tomatoes, and more.

Classic Genoise Sponge Cake with variations—A simple, timeless and adaptable dessert!

Equipment and Ingredient List for the class can be found here; please check before buying a ticket.

This menu contains the following common allergens: Fish, Egg, Tree Nuts, Wheat. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions that concern your ability to cook along, please e-mail info@18reasons.org before purchasing a ticket.

Let’s Cook Together!

If you’re new to 18 Reasons Online, please read this guide: How to Take an Online Class at 18 Reasons. Five calendar days before class, 18 Reasons may decide to cancel this class if not enough tickets are sold. We will notify registrants by email about cancellations.

Camila Loew holds a Ph.D. in Humanities and is a certified nutrition consultant. Having lived alongside the Mediterranean for almost two decades, she believes that the best cooking relies on simple recipes with outstanding ingredients. That's the Mediterranean way she conveys in her classes, along with the concept of sobremesa, which happens to be the name of the company she runs. Sobremesa is the leisurely time we spend gathered around the table. In addition to running Sobremesa Culinary Tours, through which she offers delicious cultural and culinary experiences abroad for fellow food-lovers, Camila founded and directs the Food Studies & Gastronomy program at the University of Barcelona, and teaches academically about Mediterranean food culture to American students abroad. Since 2014, Camila has been sharing her love of regional Spanish and Mediterranean cuisines at 18 Reasons. For more information visit her website www.sobremesa.life  

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