Quick-cooking polenta makes a very easy side dish for a quick dinner.
If you have just a bit more time it makes cute single-serve timbales.
These slip out of the ramekins easily but still hold their shape making for a very pretty presentation.
The Caramelized … Continue reading.....
I saw something similar to this somewhere…. As is typical of me.
At 3:00 in the morning I woke up and started thinking about dinner….. As is also typical of me.
And so a recipe is created.
I made this for New Year’s Eve dinner … Continue reading.....
The idea of ‘cook once / eat twice’ is great for summer.
It’s even better if you have a plan.
The Rice Pilaf is served hot the first day and turned into a cold salad for the second. Plan on saving 1/3 to 1/2 of … Continue reading.....
When asparagus season first starts mon mari prefers that I make it simply: lightly steamed or roasted, finished with butter, salt and pepper.
As the season progresses I am allowed to get more creative.
We are nearing the end. This week he brought home a … Continue reading.....
In the beginning of time I always varied the carbohydrate component of our dinners. In a typical week we would have pasta twice, rice of some sort twice, potatoes twice and something else – quinoa, barley, couscous or polenta.
Then mon mari had his pancreas … Continue reading.....
I decided to make risotto for my dinner party.
Then I had to figure out how to make it without spending too much time in the kitchen, stirring and minding it. Even without constant stirring (which. as you all know, is totally unnecessary) it still … Continue reading.....
Month 5 of the Secret Recipe Club.
This month I had fun exploring Cupcake Muffin.
And I had a lot of fun…. Sara has been blogging almost as long as I have (and that’s a really long time). She has a wide variety of … Continue reading.....
Important Technical Information!
There has been a change to the RSS Feed and the Email Subscriptions.
Please see the end of the post for details.
I love gratins, especially when they’re topped with a sharp cheese.
Usually when I make a gratin the ingredients are … Continue reading.....
I finished spring cleaning the house…. Now I can start on my files.
I made this simple fried rice to go with the Miso Tuna I made a few weeks ago.
Anyone who has read this blog for awhile knows I love green garlic.
For … Continue reading.....
I love fried rice.
Like most of my dishes I modify it to suit my mood and the contents of my fridge.
The original recipe, that I found in one of my Chinese cook books many years ago, included the peas and the egg.
