Can one turn orange from eating winter squash? I’ve heard that one can turn orange from eating carrots…. Orange is not a good color for me. When we lived in the US we used to buy whole turkey tenderloins, which we either roasted whole or cut up for stir-fries. Here we buy turkey cutlets which are quite large, thin slices of turkey breast meat. They are great on the grill … Continue reading →
Another favorite spring vegetable at our house are snow peas. They’re a bit like asparagus: available often during the year shipped in from South America but only fresh and local in the spring. We only eat them in the spring – like the asparagus. If you don’t have green garlic use 4 green onions, sliced and 2 cloves garlic, minced. Stir-fried Shrimp with Snow Peas Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: … Continue reading →
I first had green garlic in the small mountain village of Huesca, above Somontano wine country in Spain. You can read the full account of our fabulous lunch in Huesca here. That was almost 10 years ago. A few years later I saw it, for the first time, for sale here. I bought it all…. one bunch. It normally comes in a bunch of 4, much like green onions. It looks … Continue reading →
I was tempted to leave the chard in the garden for the winter. It’s mild enough here that chard is considered a winter crop by most people, not a summer crop. I prefer it in summer when the leaves are more tender. They tend to get thick and a bit tough as the weather cools and the plants get bigger. I was only slightly tempted. I don’t want to garden … Continue reading →
This is a quick stir-fry; the asparagus should be crisp-tender, lightly browned and slightly blistered. I ‘roll cut’ the asparagus. It’s easy to do and gives you interesting looking pieces with lots of surface for picking up flavors. Use it on any round vegetable – carrots, asparagus, green beans, small summer squash….. To roll cut – slice one end at an angle, roll 1/4 turn and slice at the same angle, … 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 or green cabbage (rather than the ‘white’ that is used for coleslaw) makes a great … Continue reading →
Happy Year of the Horse! Tomorrow is the first day of the Chinese New Year celebration, which lasts until Feb. 17th. I realize that many, if not most, people in the U.S. are giving more thought to the game coming up than celebrating the Year of the Horse but it’s a big event chez nous. Not the actual holiday, but the fact that the stores are filled with Asian foods … Continue reading →
