I totally forgot to show this, but a few months back Christian and I headed to one of my favorite places, The Pantry for their Paella cooking class. I had purchased the class months before after we had such a fun time at the last one, and now that we were "pros" I knew it would be even better. I was drawn to the Paella class because of my time in Spain, and I've always been fascinated with the huge paella pans you see cooking over large open fires filled with deliciousness. We were grouped into teams to make 4 different paellas {we were on the Seafood team, but there was also Landfood (chicken & chorizo), Vegetarian, and Rabbit & Snail} and our teacher Laura was amazing at keeping all the teams on track and making yummy food so we were all done at the same time. Halfway through cooking we were treated to one of my most favorite Spanish dishes, Pan con Tomate {bread with tomatoes} which took me back to afternoons in Granada sitting on the plaza and eating this delicious and simple treat. This class was a first for me in that we actually watched a rabbit be butchered {not something that needed a picture taken} but it was so delicious that I could get over watching the chopping of it and it was really interesting to see where your food actually comes from. At the end of cooking, we got to try all 4 paellas, and they were all so delicious that it was hard to pick a favorite {though that rabbit and snail one was pretty legit, our seafood was perfectly cooked and delicious}. Paired with delicious Spanish wine, it was such a fun night cooking something we typically wouldn't make at home, but now I'm pretty obsessed with buying a paella pan and trying some of these recipes on our own. Who's up for a tasting?
xoxo,
stephanie marie
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