Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
I was looking for slow cooker recipes online the other day. I came across a site that said not to use wine in the slow cooker as it doesn’t ‘cook-off’ like it would in a skillet or Dutch oven. Oops……. The article stated that the wine would impart an ‘unpleasant alcohol’ taste to the food. … Continue reading…
I’ve been watching cooking shows again…. Well, not seriously watching, it’s more background noise when I’m in the kitchen. I’ve heard this tip before but never tried it. I heard it several times over the course of a week so I finally succumbed to the nagging voices. The tip? Drain the pasta before it’s fully … Continue reading…
My potager is closed for the winter. I managed to keep it productive for much longer than usual this year. Strangely, I’ve been picking enough green beans every day for the last month to feed the village – more than I picked at the height of summer. They had been doing so poorly I was … Continue reading…
I’m trying to convert all of our favorite classics to the slow cooker this winter. Everyone should have a cold weather project and this is mine. Normally, I marinate the beef for a few hours before cooking. As it was going to cook slowly for hours I skipped that step. I’m trying to keep the … Continue reading…
This is one of those long-cooking dishes that I love doing during the winter. It’s not quite a stew and not quite a pasta. I decided to make it for our dinner party. We had Butternut Squash Soup to start, Mashed Potatoes, with the Corsican Beef, Chard Gratin, and simple Buttered Spaghetti Squash. That was … Continue reading…
That lovely Venison Roast that I did in the slow cooker resulted in some lovely venison leftovers. There were also leftover mushrooms and carrots. A risotto seemed to be the logical solution…. a hearty, red wine risotto. I tossed in a little fresh spinach at the end. One can never have too many greens. And it … Continue reading…
I did it. I bought another kitchen toy. In all fairness I don’t buy new toys often, maybe one or two a year, and I never buy expensive toys (although…..) I bought a slow-cooker. I did not buy the cook book that used canned soups in the slow cooker. I decided that if I can’t … Continue reading…