Asparagus season is here. Once again, mon mari is roaming the markets in search of green asparagus. Now that I have my Instant Pot, and have figured out how to cook the fat white asparagus, he is happy with that – as a second choice. White asparagus is preferred in Europe so there is always less green. He’s figured out that if he goes a bit later he can often … Continue reading →
This is as close as we got to doing a turkey for Thanksgiving. First, we don’t really celebrate the holiday as we’ve been on this side of the pond for over 20 years. Second, mon mari doesn’t like roast turkey. The reason that he dislikes it could be that no one in my family who cooked the turkey for Thanksgiving believed in using a meat thermometer. The preferred test for … Continue reading →
We’re under lock-down, the cases are rising everywhere in the northern hemisphere (I think), and the holiday season is slowly sneaking up on us. We have celebrated Thanksgiving a few times since we moved to this side of the pond. The first year we had only been out of the U.S. for 2 months so it was a pretty big deal for us to be missing the family turkey day. … Continue reading →
And lemon…. Remember, last post, Chicken with Lemon & Capers, I said I was doing Lemon Week. I took the smallest lemon, cut it in half and stuffed it into 2 little hens. In the US it would be a Cornish Game Hen, which is a cross between 2 breeds and normally weighs between 1 and 2 lbs, but usually about 1 1/4 (600gr) We have poussin, which is, basically. … Continue reading →
Most people cannot resist bacon and cheese. I cannot resist a white wine / yogurt sauce. As the weather cools and the cooking returns to the kitchen, my thoughts turn to our favorites. We have all winter to think about healthy…. The turkey cutlets we get here are so versatile. They are big, so I normally buy 2 cutlets and cut them into thirds; and they are thin so are … Continue reading →
I decided to make these for dinner the other night. I went on to my blog to grab the recipe and realized it didn’t have a print option. To make life easier for me the next time I want to make them I decided to fix that. For all of you who have not seen the recipe or thought about making turkey rolls…. Consider this a reminder. It’s worth repeating. … Continue reading →
When we lived in the US I could buy turkey tenderloins, ground turkey, turkey sausage, and whole turkeys. Here I can buy turkey legs (including the thigh), turkey cutlets and whole turkeys – but I can only get the whole turkeys at Christmas. The other two are always available. I love the turkey cutlets. They are thinly sliced and perfect for a quick dinner – either in the skillet or … Continue reading →
