I do not call this ‘Shrimp Scampi’ because that would be redundant.
Scampi is Italian for shrimp…. It would be calling it ‘Shrimp Shrimp’.
Like Chai (meaning tea) Tea.
Or PIN (Personal Identification Number) number.
Or ATM (Automated Teller Machine) machine
Or Queso (Spanish for … Continue reading.....
This is one of our favorite spring salads.
It has all the right ingredients: fresh greens, asparagus and green garlic.
Add capers, olives and tomatoes and I could easily eat it every day at least once.
Sadly, I’m forced into buying my salad greens this … Continue reading.....
Some thing we all strive for, or at least should strive for as we get older, is to know ourselves.
When I was younger I used to enjoy spending hours in the kitchen cooking. In the 2 or 3 or 4 hours leading up to … Continue reading.....
Spring and fall are seasons of firsts and lasts in our kitchen.
This is the last risotto of the season, made with the last of the green asparagus and the first of the fresh herbs.
Because the weather has been typical of May (cold rain … 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 … Continue reading.....
It’s Friday, so that means we’ll be eating fish of some sort.
It’s spring, so that means we’ll be eating lots of green garlic.
What to do…. what to do…..
Add some lemon, capers, butter, and olive oil and we’re happy eaters in less than … Continue reading.....
This recipe was originally posted back in the beginning of my blogging efforts. It was the first time I had ever used puff pastry to make tarts. I was so happy with the results, and how incredibly easy the purchased pastry was to work with, … Continue reading.....
Last year I made a classic (sort of) Italian dish of thin veal scallops wrapped around asparagus called Involtini.
Since I can never leave something alone I decided to make it again, but this time I wanted thin turkey scallops.
And, of course, green … Continue reading.....
I had a little mascarpone cheese left after making the Rice & Asparagus Gratin the other day. It wasn’t enough for another gratin but it was just right for a pair of mini pizzas.
Plus it allowed me to use the last of a jar … Continue reading.....
I first had green garlic in the small mountain village of Huesca, above Somontano wine country in Spain. You can read the full account of our fabulous lunch in Huesca here. That was almost 10 years ago.
A few years later I saw it, for … Continue reading.....
