Mediterranean cuisine uses a lot of garlic.
The Spanish like it raw, rubbed on bread.
The French like it left whole as in Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic where the cloves cook to a beautiful, smooth creamy purée – just pinch the cooked garlic out of the skin to eat.
For this dish, they’re peeled as they are part … Continue reading.....
We had dinner in the village last night.
It was the Repas de Chasse, or hunter’s dinner. All of the villages in the area have them after hunting season is over. This is the first year that we’ve gone.
It started at 7:30 and we left at 1:30….. It was a long dinner.
Unfortunately, the dogs don’t understand the … Continue reading.....
Veal in white wine sauce is a classic French dish.
It’s also a simple dish to make and an easy one to expand for a dinner party.
Both veal and vegetables are braised, then finished with a white wine cream sauce.
The Greek yogurt is not traditional, but we have to make some effort to keep things moderately health, … Continue reading.....
I don’t remember why or how this became a tradition.
I know that it’s only my tradition.
But as soon as I start thinking about decorating for Christmas I get a craving for Veal Marengo.
I’m not sure when I started making it, but it’s been a few years.
I’ve done it in the oven, in a crock pot and … Continue reading.....
I love sage.
The love doesn’t come from my childhood.
My mother was an excellent but not enthusiastic cook. She loved to bake but cooking was more of a chore and she wasn’t given to spontaneous creativity.
She always put sage in her turkey stuffing – but never more than she absolutely had to.
Meaning she would use a scant … Continue reading.....
I love the names of traditional Italian dishes.
I know, as a food blogger, I should have called this dish: Braised Veal Scallops with Mushrooms and Tomatoes.
Drowned Veal just sounds so much more interesting, don’t you think?
Drunken Pork is on the next page…. Both are from ‘Tuscany, The Beautiful, Cookbook’.
This has been modified… I never can … Continue reading.....
The annual birthday dinner!
Sometimes we go out for dinner to celebrate our birthday, sometimes out to lunch, sometimes on a weekend getaway…. Sometimes we do none of the above.
Regardless of that whole bit, we always have a 'Birthday Dinner' at home.
Mon mari's choice is almost always lamb chops, some sort of gratin potato and asparagus if … Continue reading.....
I think I’m back.
But I’ve thought that before.
The most recent was when I uploaded the photos for this update.
Photoshop very politely informed me that I had already activated the software twice, which is (apparently) my limit, so could I please deactivate one and then they would happily activate the one I was trying to use.
Or, I … Continue reading.....
