{"id":25791,"date":"2016-09-22T12:58:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T12:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/?p=25791"},"modified":"2018-06-14T21:55:47","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T21:55:47","slug":"new-food-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/new-food-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best New Food Ideas I Took From Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>My journey for new food ideas and cooking methods never ends<\/strong>, but it has come to a jaw-dropping stand still today because of what Michel told me.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/wjZIb0F5bgQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ve been searching for new food ideas because my cooking has become boring, lazy and stale. <\/strong>I know there\u2019s more to the culinary world than my typical American diet of meat, potatoes and vegetable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ve searching Spain for inspiration to bring home to my kitchen.<\/strong> I\u2019m confident in my cooking METHODS, I know HOW to cook and this empowers me to find ingredients I may never have tried before.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>With this in mind, the first of many food ideas I discovered in Spain was Tapas.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>My cooking strategy changed when I started to think about smaller portions but greater variety as is found on the two-bite tapa throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed my last video, you can still view <a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/new-cooking-ideas-spain\/cooking-ideas\/\">New Cooking Ideas From Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I realize that I\u2019ve cooked with ham before, but it\u2019s always the same bland water-added product you find everywhere. However, once I discovered Spanish Jamon, ALL my cooking changed. My expectation of what a pork product should be changed completely.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I use more flavorful jamon in my cooking like I showed in my video <a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/no-cooking-ham\/cooking-ideas\/\">Why I Won&#8217;t Be Cooking Ham Anymore.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ve accepted new food ideas into my repertoire and felt quite satisfied, until I met Michel <\/strong>at The Gilda Restaurant in Barcelona. Michel put an entirely different perspective on ALL I\u2019d learned and spun my head in confusion once again.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nMichel puts fried shrimp on basil ice cream with pesto sauce and calls it dessert!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of his food ideas is to pair lamb chops with a spicy chimichurri sauce and serve it over tandoori mashed potatoes! He\u2019s like a mad scientist of flavors, colors and textures on a plate!<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Spanish trip has re-ignited my desire to cook and explore with new ingredients.<\/strong> I\u2019ve come away with new food ideas, but more importantly a new perspective on cooking from another culture\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m now feeling like a culinary Columbus,<\/strong> having discovered a new world of unique ingredients, but also a WAY of combining flavors, textures, and colors in food like I\u2019ve never witnessed before.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, it will inspire you to use dependable METHODS of cooking but be adventurous with the foods and ingredients you choose. This is where the new food ideas will come from in your home.<\/p>\n<p>You start cooking in an inspired way just like Michel when you join me for my <strong>FREE online webinar workshop, <a href=\"https:\/\/events.genndi.com\/register\/169105139238437402\/bfd7d6b9e6\">&#8220;International Food Finds: Discovering Global Inspirations for New and Exciting Meals at Home.&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/events.genndi.com\/register\/169105139238437402\/bfd7d6b9e6\">Hold your spot in the FREE webinar by clicking HERE.<\/a><\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My journey for new food ideas and cooking methods never ends, but it has come to a jaw-dropping stand still today because of what Michel told me. I\u2019ve been searching for new food ideas because my cooking has become boring, lazy and stale. 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