The first time I made stuffed mushrooms they were filled with bacon and cream cheese. That was the way I made them the 2nd through gazillionth time, too. Why mess with a good thing, right? Well, when one moves to a place that doesn’t have cream cheese (when I first moved) and the bacon is… meh, one starts to get creative. Which is when I discovered that getting creative with … Continue reading →
When one has one’s own garden one can grow a variety of interesting produce. When one plants more than one can eat during the summer one can fill the freezer with home-grown, organic vegetables to use all winter. And then one can end up with some rather strange bits. Everyone loves sliced heirloom tomatoes – yellow and orange and white and green and purple. In the winter, however, when one … Continue reading →
My preferred mushroom for stuffing is the brown cremini. I think it has more flavor than the white button mushrooms. From what I can glean from Google, what I know as brown cremini are known as Baby Bellas in the U.S. I have no idea why or if they are the same – and it’s really not important, Get the ones you like. For other dishes I take advantage of … Continue reading →
Gnocchi, boiled first, then fried, get a wonderful, crunchy exterior and a light-as-a-feather interior. Here they are finished with a savory mushroom sauce. I used a small number and served it for a first course, but you could easily double everything and have it as a side dish. Or triple (maybe not quite) and have it as a vegetarian main course (use white wine instead of both the sherry and … Continue reading →
It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegone….. Okay, so I wasn't in Lake Wobegone – but I was close. After three wonderful days in Paris, where we spent our time walking where-ever our feet led us and eating wonderful food, I went on to Minnesota and Wisconsin. I spent two weeks visiting family and friends and running around like the proverbial chicken sans head. I logged more time in … Continue reading →
I used to love this time of year. I loved watching the leaves slowly turn from summer greens to brilliant reds, oranges and golds. They don't really do that here. I loved the cool crisp evenings with the bright harvest moon of October. Here, the nights skip cool and go right to cold, rainy winter. I loved getting out the colorful knit sweaters and warm wool clothing. Here I have … Continue reading →
