As much as I love my slow cooker I am reluctant to cook chicken breasts in it.
One reason is that I have read the long slow cooking tend to produce dry chicken.
Why would we want that?
The other reason is that I can … Continue reading.....
I use skinned thighs – because I have dogs.
Also, because unless it’s crispy from frying / oven frying or grilling, I don’t particularly like it.
The dogs, on the other hand, love it.
Skin the thighs by simply pulling it off. You may need … Continue reading.....
I’m off playing again….
As luck would have it Ben, of The Online Grill, offered to do a guest post.
Even better it’s a recipe I want to try – so here it is:
From Ben:
I’m somewhat of a feta-holic. From loading it … Continue reading.....
Over the years I have been asked about various foods that people have heard are hard or impossible to find here; peanut butter and sour cream heading the list.
We have many choices for both.
One that I was surprised to find here, but no … Continue reading.....
This was not Thanksgiving dinner.
But the idea of Thanksgiving did put us in the mood for a roast bird of some sort.
The idea of cooking a Thanksgiving dinner (which I have done when I lived in the U.S.) made me want to do … Continue reading.....
We did not have turkey yesterday.
In case you’re wondering, France does not celebrate Thanksgiving.
Neither does the rest of Europe.
We do, however, eat turkey….. Just not usually in the form of a big hulking bird that may or may not have been cooked … Continue reading.....
When I toss a few branches of bay leaves on the fire to scent the house I realize how lucky we are to live in this climate.
Well, that and the lack of snow. After growing up in Minnesota I can be content if I … Continue reading.....
I always buy at least two things in Spain: olive oil and sherry.
We can’t get sherry in France and olive oil is only available in small bottles. In Spain I buy 3 or 5 liter cans.
I also buy other stuff if I have … Continue reading.....
