I don’t know what it is about these little rice-shaped pastas but I love them.
Actually, I’m not really sure if these are orzo as they are French, from the Alsace region, and called avoine which is French for oats.
But if you think about oats, as they look when harvested, rather than processed oats for oatmeal, the shape is … Continue reading.....
We now can get fresh gnocchi that does not have to be boiled. It can be cooked in a bit of butter or oil in a skillet. One fries it until lightly browned and it takes less than 10 minutes.
Pair that with the precooked, cleaned shrimp that I get at the fish counter and this main course is done … Continue reading.....
We’ve been eating a lot of shrimp lately.
There are three simple reasons….
We like shrimp.
I can now buy cleaned shrimp. Mon mari was not overly fond of cleaning shrimp and I can’t. I have no problem eating shrimp but my hands break-out in a rash if I clean them. (My story and it’s worked for years.)
The weather … Continue reading.....
I do not call this ‘Shrimp Scampi’ because that would be redundant.
Scampi is Italian for shrimp…. It would be calling it ‘Shrimp Shrimp’.
Like Chai (meaning tea) Tea.
Or PIN (Personal Identification Number) number.
Or ATM (Automated Teller Machine) machine
Or Queso (Spanish for cheese) cheese.
You get the point.
This is based on one from a ‘box’ of … Continue reading.....
It’s Friday.
Time for mon mari’s least favorite protein: Fish
Okay, maybe not least…. I think he would attribute that to tofu and lentils.
And I think he actually likes fish – he just likes to complain about it better.
His complaining does make me strive to be more creative with our fish dishes.
Since he loves spinach, this … Continue reading.....
This is a re-post – although I made it for us just last week.
We’re rather fond of this dish…..
As I am ‘not feeling 100%’ as the Brit’s would say I decided to do an easy recipe.
Shrimp with a Greek flavor: tomatoes, dry or salt-cured black olives and finished with Feta cheese.
The feta I get is sheep’s … Continue reading.....
Saturday was Crêpe Day here in France…. more properly called La Chandeleur.
It’s a religious holiday celebrating the presentation of Jesus at the temple, and which was celebrated in 5th century Rome with a candlelit (chandelles) procession
But it’s really about the crêpes.
There were crêpes being made at my supermarket so naturally I had to buy some, still … Continue reading.....
I’m guilty of joining the bacon lovers.
To be honest, I have always loved bacon and have often cooked with it, but I seem to be using more of it lately.
And it does seem to go rather well with lots of paprika.
I love lots of paprika.
I could be at risk of developing a tolerance for slightly hot … Continue reading.....
