Back in the beginning of time, when I was living the single life, I always tried to be prepared in case I invited someone back to my place after an evening out partying.
Prepared to whip up a decent meal, that is…. A night on … Continue reading.....
As a break from asparagus I made a pizza the other night.
I never use sauce on pizza.
I always use very thinly sliced Roma tomatoes.
For that reason I usually only make pizza in the late summer or early fall, when I have lots … Continue reading.....
We can never predict precisely how much asparagus to buy.
After 2 or 3 meals we usually end up with too much to add to the current night but not enough for another full serving.
That’s when I get to make a stir-fry or risotto.… Continue reading.....
It’s asparagus season here.
Which is why there’s broccoli and yellow peppers in the stir-fry.
I didn’t realize asparagus season had started, you see, so I bought just regular, ordinary vegetables.
Mon mari loves asparagus.
He started going to markets, all by himself, in search … Continue reading.....
Now that we’re finally done with the winter squashes I can buy other vegetables.
But I’m still ‘cooking for two’ so I only get to buy one of the big vegetables each week – like cauliflower (3 – 4 meals) or cabbage (3 – 4 … Continue reading.....
What do you cook when you really don’t feel like cooking?
You know – it’s dinnertime, one should eat but the only thing that appeals is a glass of wine and a bowl of popcorn. But the inner health critic demands more?
Plus there’s half … Continue reading.....
I was tempted to leave the chard in the garden for the winter. It’s mild enough here that chard is considered a winter crop by most people, not a summer crop.
I prefer it in summer when the leaves are more tender. They tend to … Continue reading.....
It’s been a typical spring…. Warm sunny days followed by cool rainy days.
Which means that, however much mon mari wants all of the cooking to be moved outdoors, on cool, rainy nights we revert to winter cooking.
This is a simple skillet dinner – … Continue reading.....
I may have said this before, but…..
When one is cooking for two, buying a cabbage requires planning.
I get two or three or four dishes out of one head.
I usually use it once for a first course, once or twice as a vegetable … Continue reading.....
Spring.
Mon mari favorite vegetable season: artichokes, asparagus and avocados are all in abundance.
The local asparagus and artichokes aren’t in yet, but they are coming in from Spain.
When the asparagus is local, we eat 2 – 3 lbs each week, for the short … Continue reading.....
