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Category Archives: Recipes
Crispy Duck Legs with Spinach Ragout
Back from 3 days in the mountains, I needed to address some refrigerator issues; a bag of spinach, a tomato, a bell pepper, 1/2 of a red onion and parsnips. I “stepped away” from the bacon and made a nice … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish
Tagged cooking, crispy, duck legs, food, food photography, parsnips, ragout, recipes, spinach, tajine
10 Comments
Bavarian Chipolte Poussin with Sweet Potatoes
Sunday lunches are my favorites because Jade is here and it seems more like a family meal. Cruising the Saturday market in Waiblingen, I stopped at a stall of a poultry farmer. His eggs and poultry looked “correct” and he … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged Bavarian, chipolte, cooking, food, food photography, grilled, Poussin, recipe, spring chicken, sweet potatoes
18 Comments
Spicy Shrimp Vegetable Stir Fry with Udon
Seriously hungry this morning, I visited the refrigerators downstairs and pulled out whatever caught my fancy; zucchini, baby bok choy, red bell pepper, scallions, chillies, asparagus and black tiger gambas from the freezer. Having no idea at all what I … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged cooking, food, food photography, recipe, Shrimp, spicy, stir fry, udon noodles, Vegetables
16 Comments
Mogettes in the Jar
I absolutely crave fresh beans like borlotti, fava and white kidney beans or mogettes. I had resigned myself to waiting until late summer for the bean season when I read a post by Roger Stowell with a lovely photo of … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged beans, cooking, food, food photography, French, mogette, recipes, white kidney beans
18 Comments
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
Back in the day, probably in West Africa, I saw a fantastic photo of sun dried tomato pesto in one of my magazine subscriptions; Gourmet, Bon Appetit or Food and Wine. I wanted to make it so badly, but sun … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Italian, Recipes
Tagged breakfast, cooking, food, food photography, leftovers, pesto, quail eggs, recipes, sun dried tomatoes
38 Comments
Guinea Fowl with Potato, Aubergine, Tomato and Peppers
It’s annoying when your refrigerator dictates the menu of the day; wrinkled, past their prime vegetables illuminated under the unforgiving light of the LG. You know you have to cook them whether you’re in the mood or not! What I … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Italian, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish
Tagged cooking, food, food photography, guinea fowl, pintade, recipes, Vegetables
27 Comments
Jade Does Salad
It’s Mother’s Day and I am always allowed to do what I want on this day. Yes, I could go to a restaurant but because most things are closed in Stuttgart on Sundays, I preferred to cook and Jade volunteered to do … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Recipes, Salad, Main dishes, French
Tagged beef, cooking, food, food photography, fruit, grilling, prime rib, recipes, salad
35 Comments
Authentic Texas Potato Salad
Until not too long ago, I was a serious potato salad bigot. This was not entirely my fault. My mother, good ole gal, born and raised in the Brazos Bryan, Texas, made potato salad with onions, sweet pickles, pimento, eggs, mayonnaise and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Recipes, Salad
Tagged American, cooking, food, food photography, potato, recipes, salad, Texan
27 Comments
Grilled Lemon Honey Duck Breast
Inspiration for the lemon honey duck comes from Raymund at Ang Sarap http://angsarap.net/2013/05/08/vietnamese-style-grilled-lemongrass-pork/ and Daisy at Cool Cook Style http://coolcookstyle.com/. I liked the lemongrass honey flavor going on with the marinade for Raymund’s pork and Daisy mentioned duck in a comment. So that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged asian, asparagus, cooking, duck breast, food, food photography, grilling, honey, lemon, recipes
32 Comments
Fully Loaded Asparagus Frittata
Jade’s out of school for some reason for another 3 days. Time to put major food on the table. She just loves savory tarts and frittatas and I had loads of asparagus. So…… Don’t tell the vegetarians I said so, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, cooking, Eggs, food, food photography, frittata, recipes
29 Comments
