A long time ago, when I used to travel (unlike this year) I was coming back to Europe on KLM, business class (loved upgrades!). As was proper, after the main course I was served a small plate of cheese. In this case it happened to be goat cheese and it was garnished with 2 dates. I was not a fan of dried fruit of any sort and had never had … Continue reading →
I’ve gotten very used to eating from my garden over the years. If we want a salad I pick enough lettuce or spinach for a salad. I pick the summer squash when they are big enough for two but before they will feed a family of six. Eating from the pantry is different…. There are always leftovers. Even the smallest jar of pesto rosso is enough for 3 or 4 … Continue reading →
Just because we eat with the seasons doesn’t mean we don’t have salads in winter. It just means we have different salads. The delicate lettuces of spring don’t seem right when we have fires burning and it’s cold outside. But the brightly colored endive that appears this time of year looks rather festive. Thus another Winter Salad is born. One of the stranger things in the supermarkets here are the … Continue reading →
After Foie Gras and Sauternes 2 nights in a row I think it’s time for a winter salad of Spinach and Chickpeas. Not that this is particularly healthy…. it has bacon in it, but it is the holiday season and one should be a bit decadent, right? For me, even though I don’t like hot foods, I do like a bit of spice after having eaten a lot of, hmmmm, … Continue reading →
I originally posted this recipe about 10 years ago. When I went to look at it just now, to relegate it to history, I noticed all the comments from other bloggers. It used to be the custom to read and comment faithfully on other food bloggers’ posts. I had a list….. Because I can never resist a brief meander down memory lane I clicked on all of the links. Only … Continue reading →
When I was growing up there were 2 kinds of salads served in summer as side dishes. My mother grew ‘Black-Seeded Simpson’, which is a leaf lettuce (rather than a head lettuce). She always served it with a dressing she made with cider vinegar, sugar and cream. She added a spoonful of minced onion and that was the salad. I hated it. When I visited my cousin ‘in the city’ … Continue reading →
Since harvesting our bumper crop of winter squashes I didn’t really feel like I should be buying other vegetables. Then I found the perfect solution….. We could have other vegetables as a first course. We always have a first course on the weekends – no particular reason, just long-standing habit. Having a green (or any color other than orange) vegetable for a first course works for two reasons: we get … Continue reading →
