So on our Thanksgiving adventure, we supported Small Business Saturday and bought a cookbook in Anacortes, WA's local bookstore called Salsas of the World. And since Saturday, we are now on the fourth salsa. We made two that night with the family and turned it into taco night since everyone was sick of turkey and leftovers. And as I sit here and type, Jeff is making two more so he is fully supplied for the week. But something that caught my eye was a salsa called Romesco. This is apparently a staple Spanish salsa and has almonds in it. But the thing I found most interesting was the spices it called for: pimenton de la vera - picante, and pimenton de la vera - verde. So I looked it up and found out it's a "better paprika" made from a chili from the La Vera region of Spain. I now need to order some, thanks to this New York Times article about using it as a better paprika.
