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with the lightly blanched tear peas. Back at      roasted veggies and served with a yummy
            the table, we gobbled them down. Another          Rioja red. One last time in the kitchen to
            5-star success that we toasted with more          assemble the dessert and we capped our
            white wine.                                       meal with the milhojas de crema - buttery
                Back in the kitchen, we learned another       sweet and palate-pleasing.
            chef’s secret as Patricio cooked the pork.            In the end, we reluctantly relinquished
            The meat was lightly coated with oil, but         our chef whites. For us, our Mimo class was
            not seasoned. Instead, salt was scattered         a culinary event as memorable as any fine
            in the frying pan. The meat was seared on         dining experience.  We met new friends,
            both sides, then sliced and put into the          learned new skills, savored an outstanding
            oven to finish cooking.                           meal, and had a whole lot of fun. It can’t
                Back at the table, we tucked into our         get much better than that.
            pork entree, plated with swaths of pureed






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