April Social: Farm-Fresh Food for Seasonal Spring

For those of you having trouble envisioning what Adam and Eve were eating in the Garden of Eden (besides apples and deviled eggs), you can't go wrong with dishes celebrating the farm-freshness of  a garden in Spring: asparagus, peas, lettuces, green onions, etc. Here's a few links to check out:

Chowhound1 and Chowhound2
Guide to Spring Fruit and Vegetables
More on Spring Vegetables
Sunset Spring Recepies
Martha on Meals

See you there!

www.RSTC.org

www.RSTC.org is the new place to go to find out about the Redwood Shores tennis Club. Have a good trip!

Website Correction

Apologies to posting the incorrect link to Rick's web site. Here is the correct one: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rickurrutia

Rick is shown here either getting an eye test or trying out some new fashion accessory.

What I Did Over RSTC Season Vacation

Remember those essays at the start of the school year? Well Rick & Barb Urrutia have been on a quite different adventure since hosting the OctoberFest social. Catch up on the story..."Sleeping in Seattle?" at Rick's CareBridge web site. Sleeper alert: he's doing well.

Fiesta de Fig: Small Plates, Spanish Flair

To truly cook Spanish food, you have to start with Spanish ingredients. And lucky for us, these ingredients are becoming more and more a part of the American kitchen. The great olive oil of Spain should be your building block. Be sure to find some pimentón, the sweet smoky paprika, and earthy but delicate saffron, both of which spice so many of our dishes. Explore the wonderful world of Spanish cheese and wine—each region of Spain produces many amazing varieties.

Our jamon serrano and jamon Iberico are legendary and the chorizo and butifarra sausages are worth seeking out. The national dish, paella, can only really be made with the short-grain rice from Valencia (Bomba) or Murcia (Calasparra). And our fruits and vegetables--whether found fresh like a box of sweet clementines or jarred like the ruby red piquillo peppers--are appearing on grocery shelves across the U.S.

Now I’m hungry, so let’s eat!

RSTC Tapas Celebration Saturday Social at the Murphy + Hunton House

Mars Needs Women!

Well...that may be true, but the RSTC Fixed Mixed Southern Comfort event could certainly use a few more good women players. Southern drawl optional. Let us know by Wednesday EOB.

Swing a Partner for July's Fixed Mixed

Time to sign up for the Mixed Fixed event next Saturday. Choose your partner, loop-tee-loo. If you don't have an arrangement and want to play, enter as a single and we'll put teams together.