Suzette Standring

Ajoblanco de Malaga

by SUZETTE MARTINEZ STANDRING Literally translated, this “white garlic” soup hails, lush and bold,...

by SUZETTE MARTINEZ STANDRING Creamy and refreshing with pureed bread and olive oil, this soup is popular in Cordoba, the site of the wondrous Mosque-Cathedral. 3 pounds of ripe tomatoes 5 ounces (about 1 1/2 cups) torn-up...

MELON SOUP

by SUZETTE MARTINEZ STANDRING. 1 luscious perfectly ripe melon (Piel de sapo is the preferred Spanish variety; but a locally-grown field-ripened honeydew would also be pretty special.) 1/2 cup whipping or heavy cream...

Locavore Abroad

Chilled Spanish Soups I’m a convert. I admit, previously, gazpacho was my only reference and I...

A Locavore Abroad: Truffle Hunting in Umbria

by Suzette Martinez Standring In Umbria, Italy, I am on my first-ever truffle hunt. Nicola Berardi, a third generation truffle hunter, points toward valley fields, woodland slopes, and snowy streams that crisscross the purple...

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