One of the positive changes the pandemic has brought to us is how we handle Friday night dinner. We are not natural fish eaters. We both grew up in the Midwest and fish was not common in the supermarkets (other than frozen ‘fish sticks’.) In restaurants one would normally find walleye, shrimp, scallops, and lobster – all expensive. I didn’t learn to cook fresh fish until I was an adult … Continue reading →
Yes, cauliflower. Now when I do my biweekly shopping I buy a head of cauliflower and a Savoy cabbage. It’s such a treat to have something other than winter squash. Allow me to digress…. I checked the internet to see if I was using biweekly correctly, and I reinforced the reason that I was questioning myself. Biweekly means both twice a week and every 2 weeks. I mean to say … Continue reading →
I grew up with Tuna Hot Dish, as it was called in the Midwest. It was made the usual way, with Cream of Mushroom Soup. It rarely had the customary topping of crushed potato chips (crisps to the Brits) and it was always made with Creamettes Elbow Macaroni. That isn’t this dish. This was actually inspired by my Turkey Tetrazzini which, apparently, was inspired by Chicken Tetrazzini. I say that … Continue reading →
This is my favorite way of preparing salmon in the winter. Mon mari would just prefer to wait until summer when he can cook it on the barbecue. It’s winter (barely) so I won the debate. Unlike some people, we don’t eat the skin. In the past I used an oiled baking sheet, making the skin nicely crisp as a treat for the dogs. Salmon skin was a dearly loved … Continue reading →
I love gnocchi. I have actually made it, but since I am now lazy and the stuff in the store is pretty good, I buy it. A few years ago I discovered skillet gnocchi. It doesn’t need to be boiled first, and, as I normally sauté it anyway, I switched. A few weeks ago the store was out of the skillet gnocchi, so I bought my old favorite, traditional gnocchi. … Continue reading →
I had a discussion recently, with a Canadian friend, who was amazed that we don’t have collard greens in France. We don’t have mustard greens either. The French eat the chard stems, which are very wide on the variety grown here, and discard the leaves. I can buy Old El Paso taco kits here but I rarely see what is called ‘white cabbage’ here and just plain ‘cabbage’ in the … Continue reading →
Mon mari loves sage….. A lot of sage. His favorite dish is spaghetti with olive oil, Parmesan, and a big handful of fresh sage. It’s the only herb I dry in the summer as the poor excuse for sale in stores is not acceptable. I also freeze some. My mother always made sage dressing at Thanksgiving. I remember her debating whether a 1/2 teaspoon would be enough or maybe she … Continue reading →
