I was at my monthly book club meeting today. (Don’t ask about the book….) We were discussing food. Sometimes, it seems like every group of people I find myself in ends up discussing food. Perhaps I’m the common element in it all…. I digress. It started with coffee – and whether or not anyone wanted milk. The woman sitting next to me said she had recently given up dairy. I … Continue reading →
This is a re-post – although I made it for us just last week. We’re rather fond of this dish….. As I am ‘not feeling 100%’ as the Brit’s would say I decided to do an easy recipe. Shrimp with a Greek flavor: tomatoes, dry or salt-cured black olives and finished with Feta cheese. The feta I get is sheep’s milk (brebis – traditional) and comes in blocks. Add it … Continue reading →
This is my answer to the much more decadent Fettuccini Alfredo and a variation on Spaghetti Carbonara. Leeks are best in this, as they are mild, but you could substitute 2 onions, just sauté them until very tender and starting to brown. The trick to this is to time the pasta so that it’s ready to drain when the leeks are done. I try to have the leeks done a … Continue reading →
Do you like Ramen? Or just noodles of any sort? I love noodles and pasta of every size, shape or nationality (including Ramen) This is also a re-post, the original having been done years ago (as usual) but, as we have been eating a lot of meatballs lately I decided to do a short series of meatball posts. Why not? The weather has been too miserable to get the grills … Continue reading →
I like putting spinach with ground beef – burgers, meat loaf and, now, meatballs. It only takes an extra minute or two and I don’t have to bother with another vegetable. Plus I can justify eating more meatballs and that’s always a good thing. About the meatballs…. I have discovered that If I put the whole lot on a plate, divide it (roughly) into fourths, then make 4 meatballs out … Continue reading →
More yellow tomatoes anyone? Actually, it’s not the yellow ones that are doing so well at the moment; it’s the ‘Ananas’. Ananas is the French word for pineapple so I have no idea how it got to be the name of a popular tomato here. It’s a very large tomato, like a BeefSteak, that is yellow and orange on the outside and yellow and red on the inside. Very pretty … Continue reading →
We went from summer to fall in a day. The weather is cool, the morning are wet and foggy and mon mari is contemplating lighting a fire in the evening. So that means I have only a short time to make all the summer foods I haven’t done yet. I made Fried Green Tomatoes last night, this pasta with fresh tomato sauce last week and tomato & mayo sandwiches for lunch. … Continue reading →
