Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Chunks of beef chuck enrobed in a garlicy, gingery, star-anise sauce, sounds amazing right? You can serve the stew with either steamed rice or Chinese noodles cooked al dente then fried in a bit of oil until hot, making a sort of noodle pancake then top it with the stew. When cooking an Asian meal, […]
This recipe for Tacchino alla Cacciatora is from Julia della Croce’s lovely cookbook “Umbria.” The book explores the foods and traditions of that region of Italy and is filled with great recipes. Turkey, either wild or farm raised, is eaten all over Umbria but not the whole roasted bird we are accustomed to in North […]
A very tasty spezzatino (stew) made in the north east area of Italy. It’s quite simple to prepare and is braised in the oven. Traditionally it’s served with polenta (see below).I have served the stew as a second course, preceded by a pasta first course but it would also be lovely served with some veggies […]
If you like saffron, this one is for you! The flavour and fragrance of the saffron and wine is wonderful! When I make this dish I often serve it in the Italian manner, using some of the sauce to dress the paccheri/pacchero pasta as a primi?1st course, then serve the chicken drizzled with more sauce […]
There is just something about apple cider (the hard stuff) in a sauce, adding new crop apples and some great bacon and voila, you’ve got yourself a great combination! You might like to serve the chicken with Colcannon or mashed potatoes, or maybe even dumplings. The chicken can be done either on the top of […]
A long-time favourite at our house! Redolent with ginger and fresh thyme, a perfect autumn dinner, perhaps served with spaetzle or roasted potatoes. The sauce is delicious! Any leftovers would make a great sandwich with some of my Spiced Fruit Chutney. Makes 6 Servings Rub for the Roast: 1 Tbsp. minced fresh thyme 2 ½ […]
It’s getting to be the time of year when I regret the loss of buying a proper turkey, known as New York Dressed. Here’s a post “Cock-a-Doodle-Do” about my feelings about that! We really enjoy a proper and properly cooked turkey. We rarely bother anymore due to the unavailability of New York Dressed birds these […]
I saw some end of season eggplant at the Farmer’s Market and thought, what better way to use it, than to make this for Veggie Monday…not saying you can’t make it on other days! This makes a really, really tasty vegetarian main course. A nice addition might be a salad and crusty bread. What I […]
Properly cooked pork chops should be wonderfully tender and juicy. This is one of those easy methods to keep up your sleeve, especially after coming home from work and having to come up with something quickly for dinner! Faster than ordering in a pizza! Makes 4 Servings (4) 1 ¼” thick, bone in pork chops […]
If you like stuffed peppers, you will really like these! We think they are really tasty! They would make a delicious meal in the late summer/early fall when local peppers and zucchini are abundant. But they are still great anytime of the year! When I serve them as a main course, I plate one per […]