Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Guess what I found while rummaging around in my freezer? You guessed it, the carcass from the roast turkey! Some don’t like okra; I don’t happen to be one of them! If you don’t have a turkey carcass, simply buy turkey drumsticks and wings and follow my instructions on How To Make Stock. I find it […]
Mushroom soup, mushroom pasta sauce, mushroom filled ravioli, so many ideas, so little time, especially for wild mushrooms! If you’d like to change things up a bit add a few dried Porcini that have been soaked, drained and chopped or substitute some fresh Chanterelles for some of the brown mushrooms. In the spring, if you […]
This salad is one that I like to make in winter when Clementines are available. If you find some watercress it would be a nice addition to the other greens. If you have a pear on hand you could chop it up and add it as well. The salad can be served as a main […]
Absolutely fabulous served alongside a delicious prime rib roast of beef and gravy! I’ve been known to serve them with beef stew made with red wine. Rosemary goes so well with beef! The puddings are crisp on the outside, soft inside and stay puffy! Now I want some! Preheat the oven to 350 F 1 […]
This has been my go-to for making green beans for so many years…they seem to go with everything and most people like them! The lemon adds a nice citrusy zing! When I make the recipe using locally grown beans it’s pretty awesome! Makes 8 – 10 Servings 2 – 2 ½ lbs. fresh green beans […]
The “family” is coming to an early Christmas dinner a few days before Christmas. Just the five of us this year but nonetheless, we want to have a “proper” feast! I’ve been working on the menu and of course, as usual, it’s the veggies that seem to present problems! This person doesn’t like that and […]
Another of the “pudding” discoveries made while we were on vacation in London! We liked it so much that I’ve made them for dessert on Christmas Day. They can be made ahead, or even frozen. Even the sauce can be made ahead or frozen! Just so you know, buy the Muscovado sugar; regular brown sugar […]
An fabulous salad! This is a recipe I like play around with and all are wonderful, especially a version with duck cracklings, croutons, Gorgonzola and changing out the dried sour cherries for the cranberries in the dressing! The key is the dressing! Don’t fret if you don’t have hazelnut oil, use 3 tablespoons EVOO and […]
A pasta dish with the scrumptious Greek flavours of cinnamon, cloves and cayenne. The combination of spices remind me of the very first time ever that I tried spaghetti with meat sauce. I absolutely fell in love with that spaghetti taking me on my lifelong journey exploring Italian/Mediterranean cuisines, not to mention my love affair […]
The very first time I made quiche was in the 1970’s! I had invited a bunch of my “girlfriends” over for Sunday brunch and wanted to make them something none of us had ever had before. I stumbled upon a recipe for “Quiche Lorraine” in one of my few cookbooks and in my opinion, it […]