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Small bites made with purchased puff pastry or phyllo dough. Fun appetizers with out all the work.
You could call it a pastry or a white pizza but I like the way Tuna Feta Tart rolled off the tongue. And it’s my recipe so I get to call it what I like. I didn’t use puff pastry or phyllo often when I lived in the U.S. If my memory is correct it … Continue reading…
This may be the last winter squash recipe of this season. I’m not certain because I haven’t checked to see what’s in my camera and I’ve been very lax in uploading photos this last week…. and the week before. One thing I have never found here, not even in the Asian supermarket, are egg roll … Continue reading…
I’m down to 7 butternut squashes and 2 big pumpkins. Guapa is helping now. After her bout with an intestinal upset I didn’t feed her for 18 hours. I had intended it to be 24 but I couldn’t hold out against that pleading look any longer. Then I gave her the recommended white rice. Turns … Continue reading…
I planted my tomato seeds last week. I have 16 little pots of red, white, yellow, green and orange tomatoes. I wasn’t able to find all of my favorites at the garden stores last year, thus the seeds. Of the 16 plants: 3 are Roma meant for cooking and freezing, and 2 are cherry tomatoes. … Continue reading…
Did I mention I was getting creative with pumpkin? They’re so big….. They don’t look that big until I cut into them, They are almost solid flesh, The center cavity is only 3 of 4 inches across so a ten pound pumpkin produces a lot of veg. This is what we had last weekend for … Continue reading…
This is a recipe that I saw a few years ago, decided I needed to make it, and promptly forgot about it. I saw it again last month. It was the mustard that really caught my eye. Kristin Espinasse has been writing French Word-A-Day, a blog about French life and French words and French families … Continue reading…
Vietnamese nem, Chinese spring rolls, Moroccan cigars…. It seems every country / cuisine has their own name for these little wrapped parcels. Depending on their shape they could also be samosas; if they’re fried in hot oil they could be egg rolls and on and on. As usual, I’ve adapted mine to location, taste and … Continue reading…