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Category Archives: Hors d’oeuvres
Wild Mediterranean Oysters with Lime Mayonnaise
Last night I had a hard time getting to sleep. Something kept saying, “Hello! Fish!” I think my body was rebelling against the hearty, meaty diet I sustained in Alsace. In any case, it was a day to make a visit to … Continue reading
Posted in American, Appetizer, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Hors d'oeuvres, Recipes
Tagged cooking, food, fried, lime chilli, Mediterranean, oysters, recipes
32 Comments
Alsace: Taking the Zen Train
Jesus, Mary, Joseph and all the Saints! I erased about 300 photos of the Alsace trip from my memory card. I don’t know how I got them back but they’re back. Must have been all that prayer. After 3o odd … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dessert, Food and Wine, French, Hors d'oeuvres, Main dishes, Salad, Sandwich
Tagged Alsace, food, France, hotel, restaurant, train, travel
30 Comments
Ginger Sesame Coquelet with Korean Quail Eggs
I love the way the French gear up for the holidays! Good quality regional foods take center stage and the covered market is filled with both the bounty of the season and ravenous French people, plus one equally ravenous American. … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Hors d'oeuvres, Korean, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged asian, cooking, coquelet, Cornish game hen, food, Korean, quail eggs, recipes
17 Comments
Chiquetaille a la Creole
Whenever I make chiquetaille (cod fish salad) I think of Edmond Pierre and his African Queen style boat. Edmond’s wealth and family went back as far as the Haitian independence from the French in 1804. Edmond’s family was and is … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, Haitian, Hors d'oeuvres, Recipes, Salad
Tagged appetizer, chiquetaille, cod, cooking, Fish, food, Haitian, recipes, salad
11 Comments
Deep Fried Quail with Hoisin Dipping Sauce
It was the first time that I deep fried quail and it was good, but I have to say that I think quail deserves better than this. Quail and it’s eggs are delicacies. I think it ceases to be “delicate” … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Hors d'oeuvres, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged asian, cooking, food, hoisin, quail, recipes
22 Comments
Eating Around: Ristorante Del Arte
Jade insisted that we try the last of the fast food restaurants that have sprung up on the outskirts of town. Ristorante Del Arte has an Italian theme and serves fast food with Italian names and pizza. On entering … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, French, Hors d'oeuvres, Italian, Main dishes
Tagged cooking, dining out, food, France, French, Italian, restaurant, Sens
7 Comments
Rillettes de Lapin a la Dave
I first started blogging in November 2010 at Blogspot. Peggy S, an old friend, asked me what my goal was or something like that. “Goal?”, I puzzled. After that I just felt like I was missing something. … Continue reading
Dave
A good friend of ours took us to a restaurant in South East Washington called Cava. They specialize in mezze or small plates with a Mediterranean flavor. The food was good and perfect for chatting and sipping a rather Americanized retsina. … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Food and Wine, Greek, Hors d'oeuvres
Tagged food, Greek, mezze, restaurant, retsina, small plates
3 Comments
Oysters Two Ways: Kaki Furai and Baked with Garlic and Parsley
I’ve been dreaming of my mother’s fried oysters. I just didn’t want to shuck any oysters. There’s plenty of them in the open market, supermarket and in the new fish market across the street from the open market. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Appetizer, Asian, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, French, Hors d'oeuvres, Japanese, Recipes
Tagged baked, cooking, deep fried, food, Japanese, kaki furai, oysters, panko, recipes, Seafood
8 Comments
