Food, Travel, and Cooking!
A typical Italian vegetable preparation, except we don’t cook our veggies for as long! Italians have a way with veggies and that’s a fact! I’ve used pancetta, guanciale and double smoked bacon, all were good. If you like young collard greens, you might like to try cooking them this way. When I did, everyone liked […]
We’ve headed into fall and the remaining Romanesco zucchini need to be used…now what? I’d pretty much run through the “zucchini repertoire” so I needed to come up with something for dinner. There’s leftover barbecued corn from the night before…hmmm. Kind of macaroni and cheese without the macaroni using zucchini and corn instead! We made […]
Here’s my adaptation of the famous salad. I absolutely adore Cobb Salad. From the tangy blue cheese to the creamy avocado, crunchy lettuce, salty bacon, delicious! Serve with homemade biscuits (see below) or purchased rolls. I’ve been thinking of starting a “Cobb Salad Club” for everyone I know who loves this salad as much […]
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 […]
Joe likes it! That’s what the note at the top of the recipe says! The polenta is prepared in the microwave then finished in the oven. I think it would be excellent with chicken, perhaps Joe’s Tuscan Chicken or chicken with barbecue sauce & a nice salad. Makes 2 Servings 3 slices of lean bacon, chopped crosswise […]
As I really hate the mess that frying bacon on top of the stove makes, I use my microwave when I need cooked bacon. On a dinner plate, place a piece of paper towel. Lay the bacon slices on top. Cover with another layer of paper towels. Place in the microwave and cook on high […]
An absolutely delicious main course salad, always welcome on our table! It makes a wonderful late spring or summer meal using locally grown spinach from a farmer’s market or from your own garden. The lemony dressing really adds sparkle and if I have fresh tarragon I will chop a bit and scatter that on the […]
Similar to my ramp (wild leek) tart but this tart has nutmeg instead of herbs. Not only is it delicious in the spring, but also in the fall and winter months when the new leeks become available. A citrus salad would go so well with the tart. Makes an 8″ or 9″ Tart Pre-baked pie […]
Ramps aka wild leeks/wild garlic, grow wild in the Northeast and Midwest of Canada and all the way down the U.S., into the Appalachians. They are a treasure only found in the spring. Only occasionally have I seen ramps that have been foraged, at our Farmer’s Market. They have a slight garlic flavour to them […]