emilee_x

hey friends, i am in Lisbon and, being from California, i would like to cook a Mexican style dinner (i was thinking fajitas, refried beans, and rice) for some Portuguese friends here who have no idea what this cuisine is about. luckily there is a Corte Ingles (Spanish supermarket chain) here where i can find almost everything (even tortillas and canned jalapeños!) however, i need to figure out some substitutions for the ingredients that i cannot find here....for example, Mexican chili powder for the marinade. i only saw Indian chili powder....will that do? and dried pinto beans? i saw Cranberry beans, are those the same? and what can I substitute for Serrano chilis (for the pico de gallo salsa)??? does anyone have any suggestions? oh yeah, one more question....this isn't Mexican food related but I have a recipe for a very decadent chocolate cake i would like to prepare for dessert...but it calls for mini-marshmallows and as far as i know those don't exist here....what can i do? thanks in advance!

Greetings everyone! This is my first post on EG, although I have been an avid spy on these threads for a long time. Okay now that thats out of the way, my friend and I are going to El Bulli next week, and I have a couple practical questions... --can anyone reccommend a camping ground that is close enough to the restaurant...possibly somewhere like Roses ? we are kids, and since we will most likely spend our life savings' on dinner, we are going to try to cut costs on everything else... --how much should we expect to spend on a taxi to and fro if we were to stay in Roses? --where are the nice beaches in the vicinity? --what is the dress? i have heard its pretty casual. Thanks!