Monthly Archives: August 2013

Paris Express

Posted on August 30, 2013 by cookinginsens

Jade had to go into Paris for educational testing. Our usual excitement was missing because we knew that this would be work, not play 🙁 Our philosophy has been that if you’re going to Paris, your time is your … Continue reading →

Posted in Dessert, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes | Tagged food, food photography, French, Italian, Le Village d'Auteuil, Paris, restaurant, shopping, travel | 27 Comments

Chez Le Poissonnier

Posted on August 28, 2013 by cookinginsens

Yesterday my fishmonger posted promotions on his just in seafood on Facebook; Red Label bouchot mussels and live or cooked Brittany lobsters. I was the first in line this morning. Really. Of course I took the cooked lobsters because the … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, French, homard, lobster cocktail, moules, mussels, recipes, Seafood | 27 Comments

Pikliz!

Posted on August 27, 2013 by cookinginsens

Perusing my blog stats, I noticed that quite a few visitors have been interested in my Haitian griot recipe. Heck, after looking at the recipe, I was interested and decided to make some. Quel coincidence! After I had put my … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, Fruit, Haitian, Main dishes, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables | Tagged condiment, cooking, food, food photography, fruit salad, griot, Haitian, pikliz, pork, recipes, tropical | 31 Comments

Bavarian Chicken Thighs

Posted on August 26, 2013 by cookinginsens

M. Parret is essentially a monovore, if there is such a word, happier when he is eating French, traditional cuisine. Branching out for him is eating a pizza with familiar French toppings and flavors. While the food he likes is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged Bavarian, chicken thighs, cooking, food, food photography, German, recipes | 30 Comments

Cassoulet de Lapin

Posted on August 24, 2013 by cookinginsens

Since the fresh beans have been in the market, I’ve been wanting to make a cassoulet of something! Duck always comes up because we eat duck a lot when in France. This time I wanted to give the humble rabbit … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cassoulet, coco beans, cooking, food, food photography, French, Paimpol, rabbit, recipes | 25 Comments

Spicy Chinese Aubergine with One Green Tomato

Posted on August 23, 2013 by cookinginsens

We ate with M. Parret again last night. The usual; assorted pates, mussels in cognac, cheese, tarts, wine. M. Parret still has days when he finds it hard to accept the loss of Mme Parret, but he has good days … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Chinese, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asian, aubergine, chinese, cooking, food, food photography, recipes, spicy, veal | 27 Comments

Fried Green Tomatoes with Salsa for Babies

Posted on August 22, 2013 by cookinginsens

American people from the South, especially the Deep South, are lucky. They know how to cook, their cuisine is varied and they eat vegetables. Yes it’s true, a lot of their food is fried and they are plagued with diabetes … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged American, cooking, food, food photography, green tomato, recipes, tomato salsa, vegetable, vegetarian | 44 Comments

Crusty, Buttery, Baked Quail

Posted on August 21, 2013 by cookinginsens

Whenever I can’t be bothered, but I want something good to eat, I go to my “meat dredged in seasoned flour and baked in butter” standby. Works everytime with chops or poultry and is so simple and fairly quick. The … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged baked, butter, cooking, food, quail, quail eggs, recipes | 32 Comments

A Word a Week Challenge: Decadent

Posted on August 20, 2013 by cookinginsens

What am I doing now? I’m trying to participate in the Word a Week Challenge http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/a-word-a-week-challenge-decadent/. The word is “Decadent”. Hope this works. Picture from blog post Salmon Stuffed Squid Ink Ravioli with Saffron Lemon Sauce http://cookinginsens.com/2013/06/13/salmon-stuffed-squid-ink-ravioli-with-saffron-lemon-sauce/. Recipe.

Posted in American, Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine | Tagged A Word A Week Challenge, food, food photography, ravioli, saffron, salmon, squid ink | 17 Comments

Smoked Salmon Salad

Posted on August 20, 2013 by cookinginsens

My fishmonger L’ambiance des Halles https://www.facebook.com/lambiance.deshalles?hc_location=stream has two types of lovely smoked salmon; one he buys smoked and the other he smokes himself from the ocean fresh fish he buys. Jade and I each had one of these salads for brunch, … Continue reading →