A few months (or more) ago, mon beau-frère, who lives in Hawaii, sent me a simple recipe for Pasta with Sage and Carrots.
He knows how much mon mari (his brother) loves sage. Must be a family thing,,,,
Anyway….. I read it, liked it, … Continue reading.....
Risotto season.
Yes, I know, one can eat risotto year-round but we don’t chez nous….. We only eat it during the cooler months.
We only use the barbecue in the warmer months although I have known Minnesotans to be heroically tending the grill outdoors … Continue reading.....
My tomatoes were late starters this year…. Which means they’re finishing late as well.
I have a lot of green tomatoes.
They’re ripening, slowly, but according to the experts it’s getting late and they will likely not all get ripe.
Which gives me two choices: … Continue reading.....
Mon mari loves sage.
I may have mentioned that in the past….
In recent weeks we’ve had Fried Gnocchi with Sage and Pecorino and Pasta with Sage and Parmesan. (The pasta recipe also has a story about the tavern I used to buy popsicles … Continue reading.....
I haven’t been cooking lately.
It’s been hot and I haven’t been in the mood.
Normally this is the time of year that I start getting excited about being in the kitchen again after a lazy summer of mon mari cooking on the grill.
My mother made the Thanksgiving turkey every year. She always made it with Sage Stuffing. For a stuffed 20 lb turkey and enough dressing to feed a dozen people she used a teaspoon or so of sage.
It could have been less. She was careful … Continue reading.....
I love pasta.
Mon mari likes pasta…. But it’s a challenge for him to gauge the insulin right. After many, many attempts at figuring out why sometimes his blood sugar goes very high and other times low, we’ve just accepted the mystery and limit the … 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. … Continue reading.....
One more green bean recipe.
The plants are having a last hurrah at the moment but I won’t be here to enjoy it.
This is similar to the one I made a few weeks ago except for one key ingredient change: sage rather than basil.… Continue reading.....
This is the last one…..
I promise.
I still have a few left, but they’re just going to be sliced and roasted for a vegetable side dish.
I was thinking I should do something sweet with the stuffing for the last one.
I have maple … Continue reading.....
