Food, Travel, and Cooking!
It’s one of the “ Treasures” of London. We thought that a visit to Smithfield was in order. First on our list, St.Bartholomew-The-Great. It claims to be either the oldest church or one of the oldest churches in London founded in 1123. St. Bart’s is really special. It’s charming and we loved it! The church […]
Traditionally a gratin is a layered dish topped with either grated cheese or a mixture of breadcrumbs and melted butter. I decided to forgo both in this case, but feel free to make this using either ½ cup grated Gruyere cheese or ½ cup of coarse breadcrumbs combined with 2 Tbsp. melted butter and scatter […]
A really, really tasty Asian style chicken baked and glazed with an orange sauce. The next time I make this dish I am going to give it a go with blood orange juice which I love; especially in a glass with bubbles! This can be made with Cornish game hens too, just don’t cook them […]
A version of polenta that requires very little stirring; a good thing in my eyes! 4 cups water 1 tsp. salt 1 cup polenta (not quick-cooking) 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter (Opt.) If you like you can put a bit of fresh thyme in the polenta while it is cooking. In a 3 quart heavy saucepan […]
I personally don’t believe you can have too many recipes for meatballs! From serving as appetizers or a main course or whatever else you can think of! These recipes have all received 2 thumbs up! Perfect party food to my mind! My friend Domenica Marchetti has an excellent eggplant version…no meat and totally delicious bathed […]
I am always looking for an easier way to do things and also a way not to dirty more dishes. That probably comes from running a corporate kitchen, trying to cut down on dishes to be washed. Whew, there sure were loads of them! Whoever invented the dishwasher deserves an award! Place the desired amount […]
When I worked at the corporate dining room, we made bucketful’s of these meatballs for receptions,coated with a sauce made from grape jelly, chili sauce and a squeeze of lemon juice; probably sounds a bit odd, but tastes pretty good! They were always a hit. We also like to make them for a main course, making them larger and serving with different […]
As the Italians say, “simplice ma buono” (simple but good). This dish delicious, easy to do and doesn’t require a lot of ingredients. This is my adaptation of the recipe from Ristorante Da Gino in Rome. They use a 2 – 2 ¼ lb. rabbit and it what’s called for here. You can use chicken legs […]
When my sage bush is turning out it’s new leaves is when I like to cook Saltimbocca. Checchino dal 1887 Trattoria in Rome has it on their menu. Having tried a number of Saltimbocca recipes, I find this one to be really simple and have rated it to be the best Saltimbocca I’ve made so […]
I put together this list as a helpful source for a cook. I hope you will find some things that are of interest to you to keep on hand. One of the most useful and indispensable things to have is a pepper grinder. Peugeot is a good brand. Having two small electric coffee grinders. One […]