Monthly Archives: November 2012

Dal Makhani

Posted on November 29, 2012 by cookinginsens

I know I’ve talked a little about my cook Abdoulaye Taonsa from Burkina Faso (Upper Volta). He initially worked for me in Burkina and after that, each time I came back to West Africa, he would quit whatever job he … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Indian, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cauliflower, chicken hearts, cooking, curry, dal makhani, food, food photography, lentils, masala, recipe | 34 Comments

Oven Pork Chops with Thyme Scented Mushrooms

Posted on November 28, 2012 by cookinginsens

One of my go-to treatments for chicken parts and meat chops is to season them with salt, pepper, garlic powder and dust with flour before baking them in butter. I like this because when learning to cook, I could never … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, mushrooms, Oven, pork chops, recipe, thyme | 33 Comments

Teriyaki Marinated Mystery Fish

Posted on November 27, 2012 by cookinginsens

At the butcher/traiteur/fishmonger last week, I bought two nice fillets of a different looking fish, maybe a river fish and put them in the freezer. Unfortunately, I didn’t note the name although the proprietor seemed excited about it and said … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asian, cooking, Fish, food, food photography, recipes, teriyaki | 25 Comments

Really Easy Fried Rice

Posted on November 26, 2012 by cookinginsens

When I got married, one of the first “exotic” dishes I made was fried rice from a Betty Crocker cookbook. I thought about this because I had a little leftover rice, scallions and ham in the fridge. This recipe … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged chinese, cooking, easy, food, food photography, fried rice, recipes | 20 Comments

Souris d’Agneau Gallois or Frugal’s Surprise

Posted on November 25, 2012 by cookinginsens

The Fresh Paradise supermarket really does have everything! Among other imported meats, they have Welsh lamb. I immediately thought of Frugal www.frugalfeeding.com and was pleased that I was finally going to see and taste this, according to Frugal, paragon of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, lamb, mustard, recipes, shanks, Welsh, wine | 31 Comments

Schweinebauch

Posted on November 21, 2012 by cookinginsens

In keeping with “vide frigidaire et congelateur” week, I made German pork belly. I eyeballed this meat in the supermarket and it sort of looked like pork belly, only leaner. I knew it was pork because of the “schweine” but … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Korean, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged asian, cooking, food, food photography, German, Korean, noodles, pork belly, quail eggs, recipes, roast | 24 Comments

Chaos in the Kitchen

Posted on November 20, 2012 by cookinginsens

I love cooking! Especially when I have superior products to work with like the guinea fowl supremes and pak choy of today. I found both of these items at the Fresh Paradise supermarket; the guinea fowl from France and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asian, cooking, food, food photography, guinea fowl, pak choy, pintade, recipes, sesame | 22 Comments

Roasted Rosemary Chicken and Corn on the Cob

Posted on November 19, 2012 by cookinginsens

It will come as no surprise to you that I’m in both refrigerator and freezer trouble again, only that it’s worse because you will recall that in Sens I had two refrigerators and here I have one apartment size refrigerator. In … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, corn, food, food photography, recipes, roasted chicken, rosemary | 22 Comments

Tajine Braised Smoked Pork Ribs

Posted on November 15, 2012 by cookinginsens

Since I retrieved it from Sens, I seem to be using my Emile Henry tajine a lot. Emile Henry is not paying me, but he should be 🙂 Maybe I’m using it a lot because it’s great for cold weather foods, has … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged braised, cooking, food, food photography, German, recipes, smoked pork ribs, tajine | 19 Comments

Stuffed Sicilian Aubergine

Posted on November 14, 2012 by cookinginsens

I saw a large, round aubergine at Bohm’s last week and just had to have it. I’ve seen the miniature purple and white ones before, but this was the first time I’d seen the large variety. My fruit and vegetable … Continue reading →