I plant dill in my garden every year.
I used to plant it so I could make dill pickles…. But I haven’t been able to successfully grow gherkins or cucumbers here.
Now I just plant a small amount so I have it fresh for grilling fish.
Total time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
I think I’m converting mon mari to a fish lover.
This marinade / sauce was made with some of the lovely new (to me) ingredients I bought at the Asian market.
The Asian flavors, coupled with being able to cook it on the barbecue, made him very happy.
I’m predicting a delicious summer.
Total time: 30 minutes
After two weeks of almost-winter, summer has returned.
Mon mari was almost ready to give up on the grill.
Almost…..
I think he’s starting to like salmon, despite the fact that it’s fish.
I have to admit though…. I’m ready to start ‘real’ cooking again. It’s nice to have the summer off (almost) but it’s getting to be time to … Continue reading.....
Since salmon is one of the few fish mon mari will eat, and I love fish (but can get a wee bit tired of salmon), I’m always trying for ways to make it interesting / different / new.
In summer my options are even more limited as mon mari likes it best simply grilled with a sprinkling of fresh dill.and … Continue reading.....
Remember when we went to get our puppy and came home with two puppies?
Remember that it was mon mari who decided that we should have two puppies?
Remember how I just went along with it?
What the hell was I thinking!?!?!?
I should have taken the opportunity to get a signed document… kind of a 'puppy prenup', outlining his … Continue reading.....
We’re still traveling…. Old story; new recipe:
A few years ago, we were having dinner at a gorgeous country house hotel in the south of France. It was a beautiful, warm summer evening and dinner was on a stepped terrace on the hillside sloping down from the hotel. We had views looking into the sunset over acres of vineyards. The … Continue reading.....
