When I lived in the U.S. I used to buy a tiny round pasta called Acini di’Pepe or Frog’s Eyes.
I can’t get that here.
I few years ago I started hearing about Israeli couscous.
I was clueless. I started looking for large couscous and … Continue reading.....
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Traditional Stuffed Green Peppers are one of the more maligned dishes that grace the American table.
In many cases justifiably so.
I have seen Stuffed Green Peppers in cafeterias and diners that don’t even vaguely resemble anything that I would want to eat.
And … Continue reading.....
I originally did this with a tiny pasta called Frog’s Eyes (Acini di’Pepe), but I can’t get it here so I’ve substituted Israeli couscous which looks, acts and tastes like the ancini.
But who am I to argue with packaging?
You could use ground beef … Continue reading.....
Normally, if one participates in the Secret Recipe Club, one posts a recipe with the assigned group on a Monday.
There are 4 groups.
Some months have 5 Mondays (the audacity!).
The 5th Monday is given over to any who want to participate and … Continue reading.....
When I first made Stuffed Green Peppers I made them with ground beef and Minute Rice.
Over the years I have used brown rice, pasta or barley and ground veal, turkey or sausage.
Some had tomato sauce and cheese; some had water chestnuts and soy … Continue reading.....
It’s vegetable stuffing season.
Yes, I realize one can stuff any vegetable any time, but I do it in the fall.
We cook on the grill in the summer, make soups and stews and braises in the winter and stuff vegetables in the fall.
NOW are we ready for winter?
We get two kinds of wood for heating:
Regular logs that are split for use in the kitchen stove.
Trimmings from the local sawmill for use in the fireplace in the den.
The latter is a third of … Continue reading.....
One of the things I love most about France, and have the hardest time truly grasping, is the French ability to slow down and enjoy life.
I'm always in a hurry (I think it goes hand in glove with my unique time management skills).
Oh, … Continue reading.....
Stuffed Peppers, Italian Style
Links, in the blog world, are a lot like sex in the conservative world:
Everybody wants it.
Nobody talks about it.
I had an email this morning, requesting a link exchange.
I read it, smiled, condescendingly, to myself and ignored it.… Continue reading.....
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We played tourist yesterday. Some of you may think that living in France, or any country other than your native one, is a constant adventure: places to go; things to do; cities and sites to explore.
The first few months we … Continue reading.....
