Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
This is a recipe that my s-i-l in Hawaii sent to me. I’m not certain where she found it, but I know she modified it. And I modified it a bit more. It’s all about working with the ingredients one has on hand…. Her recipe called for apple cider, which, I assume, is the U.S, … Continue reading…
I made this last year, but, as so often happens, time slipped by before I did the post. As it’s stuffed with fresh sage leaves, and roasted on a bed of onions, now seemed an appropriate time of year for it. My sage is at it’s peak and I have enough onions to last the … Continue reading…
Yakitori is, more traditionally, chicken skewers, perhaps with some green onions. But I had a small pork loin and lots of veggies and I wanted kebabs. The quest started…. They couldn’t be Moroccan kebabs, as pork is rarely (if ever) eaten there. Pork is popular in China, but mixed skewers are not. Skewered meat is … Continue reading…
The first time I made this I used a pork tenderloin and simmered it over low heat for 75 minutes. This time I used part of a pork loin (I buy whole loins, then cut it up myself) and cooked it in a slow oven for about 3 hours. A third alternative would be a … Continue reading…
We have ‘pork fairs’ here often. I usually buy whole pork loins, then slice them into nice, thick ‘chops’. Normally, one end of the loin is really not suitable for the chops and that gets used in stir-fries or risotto. The last time I did all this I decided a nice pot roast would be … Continue reading…
Happy Chinese New Year! The new year celebration started on the 19th of February and runs for 15 days….. I wasn’t paying attention and missed the date, still, I have ample time to do something interesting. In the meantime, here is my more typical stir-fry – using up the last bits in the fridge. Savoy … Continue reading…
I know I’m in a rut, but we have so many winter squash and so little time to eat them all. We haven’t even eaten half of them yet. Maybe next year I can exercise some restraint and not plant so many. But I say that every year….. Pork, Butternut Squash Skillet Dinner Total time: … Continue reading…