This will be the last of the winter slow cooker recipes.
I’m ready to put away the slow cookers and have mon mari get out the barbecue grills.
It’s his turn to cook.
I had a strange thing happen with this recipe…. It cooked dry. When I went to stir it after about 5 hours, it was dry. Not burning … Continue reading.....
Asparagus season is coming to an end.
I haven’t seen the lovely purple asparagus in two weeks and this week the green asparagus wasn’t available.
There were piles and piles of white asparagus, however, so we’re still okay for another week or too.
Whew!
One of the things that happens as we get to the end of the season is … Continue reading.....
We were invited to a barbecue last night, US style…. meaning foods cooked on charcoal accompanied by proper baked beans and potato salad.
It was wonderful.
The guests were an eclectic group, as is typical… some French, some British, some American, some ?.
The subject of our home-country foods came up, as is also typical.
We, being the longest-term expats, … Continue reading.....
I’m starting to wrap up slow-cooker season so I decided I needed to get the rest of the recipes posted.
Someone, who shall remain nameless, is contemplating getting the grills out.
Soon, I hope.
In the meantime he’s been wrestling with rocks / boulders in my potager.
Photos to follow.
As usual, I gave this a stir half-way through cooking … Continue reading.....
I continue to cook pork in my slow cooker with no prep.
It continues to be fantastic.
Why would I change?
Mon mari (aka: the dishwasher) is pleased that I don’t use any extra skillets.
I’m pleased not to use any extra time.
The only thing I do is to trim off all the fat, which I fry up later … Continue reading.....
I’ve mentioned in the past that we get very good sauerkraut here.
It could have something to do with ‘Choucroute garnie’ being a rather famous Alsatian dish. For those not familiar with the dish it’s sauerkraut, sausages, ham, pork, and bacon piled high on a platter – delicious, but not for the faint of heart.
The kraut that I buy … Continue reading.....
I was initially skeptical of doing potatoes and winter squashes in the slow cooker.
I was concerned that either the meat would not be as tender as I wanted or the vegetables would be mush.
I now know…. size matters.
For this stew I cut the potatoes, which were just slightly bigger than my fist, in quarters the long way, … Continue reading.....
There are people who think one should not cook avocados.
There are people who think one should not put avocados in risotto.
I compromised with someone who thinks that way and added the avocado after the risotto was finished.
Strangely, it seemed to add liquid to the risotto.
Also, strangely, the liquid was absorbed by the time I was finished … Continue reading.....
