I haven’t been cooking lately. It’s been hot and I haven’t been in the mood. Normally this is the time of year that I start getting excited about being in the kitchen again after a lazy summer of mon mari cooking on the grill. I look forward to fall cooking with all the wonderful fall vegetables. I can’t wait to make pizzas and quiches; to stuff peppers and zucchinis and … Continue reading →
I like gnocchi. The fluffy little pillows of potato and flour cook in under two minutes once they hit the boiling water I like fast and easy. But I like them fried even better. Put them right from the boiling water into a hot skillet with olive oil and brown well. The get a wonderful crunchy exterior and are light as air inside. Try not to eat them right from the … Continue reading →
I’m offering up this tasty little dish as a bribe for your opinion. We had this as a first course. We always have a first course on the weekends. In case you’re wondering how / why we eat so much on the weekends… We don’t. Yes we have a first course, but our main course is smaller to accommodate it. The two combined make a reasonable meal. If we … Continue reading →
Gnocchi, boiled first, then fried, get a wonderful, crunchy exterior and a light-as-a-feather interior. Here they are finished with a savory mushroom sauce. I used a small number and served it for a first course, but you could easily double everything and have it as a side dish. Or triple (maybe not quite) and have it as a vegetarian main course (use white wine instead of both the sherry and … Continue reading →
A long time ago, in a place far, far away, in another life, I went to a restaurant show. Not the kind of restaurant show for the general public; the kind of restaurant show for people whose business was restaurants: People who sold to, bought for, managed or owned restaurants. The one fact that I remember from that show was: if a restaurant (not a Michelin starred restaurant) has more … Continue reading →
Poached Egg with Fried Gnocchi Remember last week when I was (in someone's opinion, obviously) a good girl? This week, mon mari was (in someone's opinion, obviously) a good boy. One more shameless plea for votes: Have you voted yet? For me? in the Food Blog Awards? Please? This morning, whilst I stayed home to do laundry (remember: the washing machine cycle is 2 hours long… Laundry is serious business … Continue reading →
