Chus -
You are not to late - the "event" is this Saturday. I don't have chorizo on hand (I very rarely eat meat so it isn't something I have keep in the house and no time to order from Tienda). I tried using proscuttio as a substitute once - it doesn't work -

We still need to get together I have just been buried with work and stuff for the past few months - but I do think raising the "I love and miss Spain" contingent in the area for tapas and rioja needs to be on the agenda!!!!

Take care - and thanks for the food suggestion~

Party is over - and a mucho gracias to Diana for the Mejillones en Vinagreta recipe & to Pimi for the Crab 'Paste" - on thin sliced baguettes (the pastry was more than I wanted to deal with) and decorated as suggested!

Both worked out perfectly and were wild gastromic successes ...

Again - thanks everyone for coming up with some great ideas

Puna

Nice team work, hey Puna?!

Mmm, it seems my lunch lasted too many days

I'm glad you had a good time Puna. Yesterday I saw a recipe book at home and remembered this post. So just for the record and the next time:

- Slices of fried sausage wraped with bacon
- Fried onion (fry with olive oil after spreading a little bit of flour)
- Chicken slices with honey-moustard sauce

Perhaps they are not the most typical tapas, but are things I have eaten here both in restaurants and at home

Fernando