Pork Tenderloin with Sweet & Sour Cabbage; rain

Pork Tenderloin with Cabbage

Since this year’s winter squash harvest was not as good as usual we are buying, and eating, more vegetables this fall. In the past we have eaten mostly winter squash until they were all gone, sometime in February. A smaller harvest gives us more flexibility earlier in the season – or so I tell myself … Continue reading…

Black-Eyed Peas, Instant Pot; fungi

Black Eye Peas

My Instant Pot is back on the counter. I use it occasionally during the summer but I use it a lot during the winter so I want easy access. I found a local Asian market so I no longer have to wait until we go to Bordeaux to stock up on stuff. It’s a small … Continue reading…

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken Noodle

The theme for Monday posts in November is Soup. I love soup. I could live on soup. Mon mari is happy to have a bit for lunch, along with his sandwich. When I was first living on my own I would make a big pot of soup every week and freeze it in serving size containers. After … Continue reading…

Tuna Cakes with Feta & Capers; Christmas

Tuna Cakes with Feta & Capers

It’s always nice to have a few things in the pantry that can become dinner. Sometimes one just doesn’t feel like cooking or doing any prep work but still wants more than a sandwich or bowl of cereal (which I have never done). I always have tuna and capers in the pantry and feta in … Continue reading…

Roast Cornish Hens; Black Friday

Roast Game Hens

The big U.S. Turkey Day is over. I haven’t made a turkey in years, not since I left the U.S. Whole turkeys aren’t easy to find here before Christmas. We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving with a big dinner and we prefer ham for Christmas. I made a lot of holiday turkeys for the whole family when … Continue reading…

Beet Timbales with Goat Cheese

Beet & Cheese Timbales

After cooking the beets that I got from my neighbor and having a simple Beets with Maple-Balsamic Glaze side dish, I still had a rather large bowl of beets left. We had a simple salad of Beets and Feta, I told mon mari he could have as much as he liked for lunch, and … … Continue reading…

Tomato Meatball Soup

Meatball Tomato Soup

The theme for Monday posts in November is Soup. I love soup. I could live on soup. Mon mari is happy to have a bit for lunch, along with his sandwich. When I was first living on my own I would make a big pot of soup every week and freeze it in serving size containers. After … Continue reading…