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Category Archives: Main dishes
No Crab Gumbo
Freezer surprise, no Dungeness crab bodies! I was absolutely certain that I had a large bag of crab bodies with legs and, months ago, decided I would make gumbo sometime during the season’s family celebrations. I was disappointed; both that … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, gumbo, louisiana, recipe, rice, Seafood
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Homemade Pizza
The first time I had Italian pizza was when we went to visit my husband’s family in Upstate New York. Of course I’d had pizza in California all my life, but except for topping choices, California pizza like French pizza … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged cooking, crust, food, food photography, Italian, pizza, recipe, sauce
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Duck Breast Aquitaine
This recipe from the Aquitaine region of France is one of my favorites, perfectly blending the flavors of vanilla, balsamic velours/glaze, apples and butter sauteed onions with duck breast. This enormous duck comes from the preferred duck breed in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged apples, Aquitaine, balsamic vinegar, cooking, duck, food, food photography, France, magret, recipe
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Green Tomato Chicken Curry
My neighbor Caroline gifted me with some lovely, small green tomatoes. I immediately thought of green tomato curry. Freshly ground spices lends welcome authenticity to this homemade, normally vegetarian dish, especially where there are no Indian restaurants worth speaking of. … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Indian, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged Chicken, cooking, curry, food, food photography, Indian, recipe, tomato
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Honey Mustard Roasted Chicken with Vegetables
It’s been a while since I’ve roasted a honey mustard chicken. I always forget how good it is, especially with the addition of butter and minced shallots. My husband loves roasted vegetables, as long as potatoes are included 🙂 I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, honey, mustard, recipe, roast, Vegetables
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Salmon and Parsnips with Ginger Sauce
Whenever I see parsnips, I think of the U.K. ambassador to Rwanda. He was from Scotland, as was the E.U. ambassador and those two together were quite the thing. They gave parties consisting of food flown in from the U.K. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged cooking, easy, Fish, food, ginger, parsnips, recipe, salmon
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Haitian Style Lamb Boucane
Watching my lucky neighbors go off to their lake side cabins or other getaways, wishing I was somewhere else, I thought about Haiti, our friends’ ocean side beach homes and the feasts we used to have; lambi, griot, cabrit boucane, … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, Haitian, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged cabrit boucane, food cooking, food photography, goat, Haiti, lamb, pikliz, recipe
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Tuna Stuffed Brandywine Tomato
My neighbor Jayne gave me some gorgeous brandywine tomatoes from her garden and, to rise to the occasion, I decided to stuff the tomatoes using my last can of solid albacore tuna from France. Well worth it! I topped the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged brandywine, cooking, food, food photography, lunch, recipe, tomatoes, tuna salad
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Easy Beef Pot Roast
I guess I’ve got Michelle Obama’s “low grade” depression. I made this beef pot roast un-enthusiastically over 2 weeks ago and am just getting around to posting it, even though it turned out better than … Continue reading
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Tagged American, cooking, easy beef pot roast, food
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Roasted Crispy Duck with Vegetables and Garden Herbs
Hudson Valley Foie Gras is a duck farm located in Ferndale, New York, specializing in duck products including foie gras, magret de canard (duck breast) and other parts, or whole duck and chicken. We’ve bought both from the farm and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged cooking, duck legs, food, food photography, herbs, recipe, roasted, Vegetables
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