Food, Travel, and Cooking!
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 […]
It’s nearing the end of summer…and with that comes the ultimate question, what the heck am I going to do with all this zucchini? Well, here’s a quick bread that would be delicious with a salad or soup or toasted for breakfast. Makes 1 Loaf 3 cups unbleached flour, you can use a little wholewheat […]
Have you ever had a thought that keeps popping up every now and again? Well…in my case one of these is “daddy, where does cheese come from?” Or should I say “how did we come to have this wonderful stuff called cheese?” Every time I watch someone making cheese on a T.V. programme I just […]
Inspired by Tessa Kiros’ “Twelve” cookbook, this excellent salad is easy to make and can be changed up using other nuts and cheeses, perhaps hazelnuts, Pecorino Toscano or Gorgonzola dolce. Right now is apple season, local grape season as well as local nuts so perfect timing! Makes 6 – 8 Servings 1 large apple Mixed […]
One day I was trying to figure out what the heck to do with that left-over saffron risotto from dinner the night before. Having just returned from Italy guess what sprung to mind? Aww, you guessed! This risotto is not totally traditional…but it worked very well! Of course you could make the risotto and use […]
Frittata’s are great not only for brunch but also for a light summer dinner. Two of the best things about summer are tomatoes and zucchini from the garden or a farmer’s market or a wonderful neighbor who has too much for their own use. Got to love those people! Leftovers make a pretty good panino! […]
I recently made this salad for my husband to take to his office pot-luck lunch. I received a phone call and emails saying how much the staff loved the salad. I hope you enjoy it as much as they did! Something you might like to try is to serve the salad ingredients over warm pasta […]
Known as Tamal de Elote en Cazuela in Mexico, I make this casserole quite often. It’s a really tasty dish to serve as part of a Mexican meal or with BBQ ribs, chicken or as a vegetarian main course with some Mexican beans and a salad. The salsa can be used for other things too! […]
I’ve been making this fresh tasting soup for many years and it’s always a welcome first course for dinner or a main course with multigrain bread or soda bread (recipe below), some cheese, perhaps an English cheddar or Scottish cheese. The addition of ginger and lemon gives the soup a nice zing. Our local carrots […]
An oldie but goodie! My Dad loved this salad and turned me onto it a long ago. I think in those days it was dressed with Thousand Island dressing. It’s the perfect way to use up some of that leftover Christmas turkey and ham if you have some! The salad goes over a treat anytime […]