Normally, if one participates in the Secret Recipe Club, one posts a recipe with the assigned group on a Monday. There are 4 groups. Some months have 5 Mondays (the audacity!). The 5th Monday is given over to any who want to participate and a theme is chosen. The theme for this Monday is Fall Food. How perfect for me as I am truly a seasonal cook – whatever comes … Continue reading →
Before I started writing this post I did a bit of research on the name. After years of dining at a wide range of Italian – American (or would that American – Italian?) restaurants, I was a bit confused about scampi. Sometimes I saw ‘Shrimp Scampi’ but more often I saw ‘Scampi’ with shrimp listed as the main ingredient. At some point in time I started thinking that scampi was … Continue reading →
We’re still having beautiful, sunny, dry days but the nights have been cool enough to use the oven. Which is good as we have a lot of acorn, butternut and spaghetti squashes to eat. I didn’t grow up eating squash – either winter or summer. My mother was not an adventurous cook or eater. Our vegetables were green beans, peas, carrots, corn and cabbage…..fresh in season, canned for winter. The … Continue reading →
When I first made Stuffed Green Peppers I made them with ground beef and Minute Rice. Over the years I have used brown rice, pasta or barley and ground veal, turkey or sausage. Some had tomato sauce and cheese; some had water chestnuts and soy sauce. That’s my favorite thing about stuffing vegetables – anything (almost) works. These are made with quinoa- a bit more interesting and adds a meatier … Continue reading →
It’s summer squash time. Whether you call them zucchini, courgette or yellow squash they’re all summer squash – and all the same in my opinion. I’ve seen lots of recipes and more than a few comments that more recipes are needed…. Not by the same people (I assume). I thought I would throw a few of my own into the mix. I’ve also seen a few posts with rather complicated … Continue reading →
We’re back…. We’re tired – all of us. I haven’t cooked in three days but I have managed to eat very well and far too much. So here is a salad that I posted years ago, but was in desperate need of an updated photo. I’ll be on bread and water for a few days…. Sausage, Quinoa, Spinach and Lettuce Salad Total time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 cup (3.5oz, 100gr) … Continue reading →
It’s soup season. For me there are only two things that make winter tolerable. The first is that I don’t have a long list of outdoor chores every day – no hoeing and mowing and trimming and all that sort of stuff. The second is the soup. I love soup. Mon mari accepts soup…. As long as there are biscuits to go with it. Because we are only two, and … Continue reading →
