Vitello Tonnato

Veal, Tuna Sauce

Cold, poached veal, covered in a thin tuna mayonnaise, flavored with capers and anchovies. I have this every year on my birthday, which is in August. Some years, mon mari will even join me…. It’s not one of his favorites. Vitello Tonnato is a traditional Piedmontese dish that is not often seen in other parts … Continue reading…

Cobb Pasta Salad; mental holiday

Easy Cobb Pasta Salad

I decided long ago that I could convert any lettuce salad to a pasta salad. The lettuce only lasts a few weeks in my garden, but salad season continues on. Therefore my desire for more salads turns to pasta salads. Simple. As is this salad…. Simple Click here to Pin Cobb Pasta Salad Another easy … Continue reading…

Grilled Scallops with Lemon Ginger Sauce

Scallops with Ginger

I love scallops. When I first started dating and going out to dinner, I always ordered scallops (if they were not too expensive). Living in the Midwest they were batter-fried, as were the shrimp, walleye filets, cod and any other fish. As I, ah, matured, so did my tastes. I still love scallops, but now … Continue reading…

Smoked Pasta with Cheese

Smoked Pasta with Cheese, II

The theme for Monday posts in August is Something Else. It’s not salads or sides or grilling or smoking. I’m not highlighting a favorite vegetable or other food. These recipes are just going to be the odd things I make – because. We love Smoked Pasta. I’ve made it for lots of friends and they … Continue reading…

French Potato Salad with Tarragon; cook books

French Potato Salad

I have a lot of cook books. I should have even more. Twice in the last few weeks I’ve looked for a cook book only to realize that I haven’t seen it in years. I’m guessing that there were books that never made it across the pond. One of the missing books has the original … Continue reading…

Carrot Salad, French-Style; lizards

Carrot Salad

Cabbage salad, or cole slaw or coleslaw, is a favorite salad on picnic tables in the U.S. It’s also a popular to add to sandwiches. I’ve not seen it in France. There are 2 vegetable salads that are common here. One is carrot salad. That’s easy. The other is fennel salad which would cause most … Continue reading…

4 Valuable Tips for Teaching Your Autistic Child to Cook

My personal opinion is that it’s important to teach every child to cook, whether autistic or neurotypical. I learned to cook in my early teens by taking a Home Economics class. I had to give up my ‘study hall’ to take it but I learned to cook and sew, both valuable life lessons. Google tells … Continue reading…