Monthly Archives: October 2012

Duck Breast and Vegetable Stir Fry

Posted on October 30, 2012 by cookinginsens

Parents, especially mothers, are frequently criticized because they have difficulty accepting that their children have grown into adult men and women with all the common sense that that implies. SMH. His father did the same thing about 30 years ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asian, cooking, duck, food, recipes, stir fry, Vegetables | 28 Comments

Ribs, Wings and Yams

Posted on October 29, 2012 by cookinginsens

In the past few days, I’ve noticed that I’m getting a lot of visitors to an old post, Honey Mustard Chicken and Sweet Potatoes http://cookinginsens.com/2011/10/04/honey-mustard-chicken-and-sweet-potatoes/ and thought I’d try a variation in a totally lazy, can’t be bothered manner. Sometimes I’m a wee … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged baby back ribs, chicken wings, cooking, food, honey, mustard, recipes, yams | 22 Comments

Baby It’s Cold Outside

Posted on October 28, 2012 by cookinginsens

It snowed before Halloween! Of course when we arrived here everyone said, “We don’t get much snow here in Stuttgart because the city is located in a bowl, etc, etc.” I think everyone forgets about Winter and what happened as … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Wine, Greek, Main dishes | Tagged food, Greek, ouzo, restaurant, retsina | 20 Comments

Poached Egg with Labskaus

Posted on October 25, 2012 by cookinginsens

Labskaus is essentially a beet corned beef hash or as it’s called in the U.S., red flannel hash. The idea of a red flannel hash has never appealed to me, so I’ve never eaten it. But there were those beets … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged beets, cooking, corned beef, food, German, hash, labskaus, recipes | 37 Comments

Beet and Feta Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Posted on October 24, 2012 by cookinginsens

My husband has always liked beets and, since I’ve found more interesting ways to prepare them than his or my mother did, I do too. This is a quick and easy way to enjoy them. Buy the pre-cooked beets or … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Recipes, Salad, side dish | Tagged beets, cooking, feta, food, food photography, lemon vinaigrette, recipes, salad | 35 Comments

Pork Geschnetzeltes with Gnocchi

Posted on October 23, 2012 by cookinginsens

The cleaning company came in yesterday and was I impressed! They remade the bed, put dishes in the dishwasher, cleaned that rib pan, the oven, changed all linens, put in a new supply of paper products, swept, mopped and dusted. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, food, German, geschnetzeltes, gnocchi, pork, recipes | 39 Comments

Laid Back Sunday

Posted on October 21, 2012 by cookinginsens

My husband loves breakfast. He loves it so much that, like his Dad, he always wants to make weekend breakfast for the family. I remember, after our marriage, visiting his folks for the first time on the weekend. On Saturday … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged barbecue, beef ribs, cooking, food, oven roasted, potato salad, recipes | 25 Comments

Shrimp Soba Noodles

Posted on October 19, 2012 by cookinginsens

I think I’m allergic to Germany! Just kid-ding. But I do have a terrible cold. It’s probably from going in and out of those really cold houses during our house hunting forays. Boy howdy, you wouldn’t believe some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged cooking, food, Japanese, noodles, recipes, Shrimp, soba, soup | 31 Comments

Rosemary Scented Chicken with Brussel Sprouts

Posted on October 16, 2012 by cookinginsens

Seeing fresh brussel sprouts, made me think of the market in Sens. I found some in the elegant Boehm supermarket along with rosemary and smoked swine flesh, diced. The smoked swine flesh was quite the find since I can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged balsamic, brussel sprouts, Chicken, cooking, food, recipes, rosemary | 42 Comments

Rindersuppenfleisch

Posted on October 15, 2012 by cookinginsens

We went to a Turkish restaurant on Saturday night. It’s right across from the apartment, so we went over to check it out. Although the food seemed to be toned down for Germans, it was okay and the waiter was … Continue reading →