peppers

Stir-Fried Zucchini with Yellow Peppers, and it starts…

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And so it starts. The first zucchini usually doesn’t do much…. Normally a female flower, attached to a zucchini, is the first to appear. The male flower comes a bit later, followed by the bees and the pollination and the big zucchini. It’s so exciting to see the first tiny little zucchinis, barely an inch … Continue reading…

Southwestern Lentils, lentils in the summer?

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I had something similar to this in a restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, thus the ‘Southwestern Lentils’. I don’t remember the restaurant or the name of the dish and I never got the recipe.  This is as close as I get to a return trip to San Antonio – I remember it as a lovely … Continue reading…

Stir-Fried Beef with Peppers and Celery

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One of the things that I know about Chinese food is that a lot of what is served in Chinese American (or Chinese French or Chinese Irish or….)  restaurants bares little resemblance to what is served in China. The recipes may have started out as traditional Chinese fare but, over time, were changed to suit … Continue reading…

Pork Stir-Fry with Peas and Peppers

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A guy gave me a bucket-load of shit yesterday! How often in life does one get to say that and mean it…. Literally. I feel like a four-year-old that just learned a ‘bad’ word. Really, the possible photo titles and phrases that have been running through my mind since I first laid eyes on this … Continue reading…

Lentils with Feta and Olives; planning an herb garden

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I love lentils. They don’t need soaking, cook in just 30 minutes, are full of all the good stuff we should eat and they’re delicious. So…. Why don’t I make them more often? I don’t make them in the summer because we eat from the potager. I don’t make them in the fall because we’re … Continue reading…

Moroccan Turkey Stir-Fry on Barley; Social Media

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I’m getting tired of winter cooking. I long for salads and tomatoes and zucchini and anything cooked on the barbecue grill. This happens in reverse in September, when I can hardly stand even the thought of one more meal from the grill! Then I long for stews and soups and braises. I tend to compromise … Continue reading…

Tuna, Caper and Feta Risotto; puppy bellies

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I may have mentioned in the past how much mon mari enjoys our weekly fish dinner. He fondly refers to it as ‘Fish Hell Night’. Occasionally, I make something that resembles comfort food a lot more closely than it resembles fish. He also, just to be clear, claims vehemently that he hates tuna. For some … Continue reading…