Monthly Archives: September 2013

My Husband’s Lunch

Posted on September 29, 2013 by cookinginsens

As you might know, I absolutely adore the blog My Dad’s Lunch, a playful look at mid-day dining and nutrition. Everyday I make my husband a bento box to take to work using a combination of leftovers and items made … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asian, Bento box, cooking, food, food photography, glazed, recipes, ribs | 55 Comments

Herb Grilled Chicken with Orzo

Posted on September 28, 2013 by cookinginsens

When modern man no longer had to hunt, nor cultivate, nor worry about where his next apple was coming from, he created pesticides. This was about the same time that grapefruit started to taste bitter because man had a surfeit … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Italian, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged basil, cooking, food, food photography, Grilled chicken, herbs, Italian, orzo, recipes | 36 Comments

Poached Egg Topped Foie Gras with Piperade

Posted on September 25, 2013 by cookinginsens

Today I decided to cook myself an elegant lunch. Not because of The Dog’s lightly veiled sneers about my lack of enthusiasm for cooking and eating solitaire, but because, sleepless in Stuttgart, I thought of foie gras poêle and it’s melting, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, foie gras, food, food photography, lunch, piperade, poached egg, recipes | 24 Comments

Barbecued Turkey Salad

Posted on September 24, 2013 by cookinginsens

Last week, at some point, I barbecued some small turkey legs and this morning I found a leg and a half in a tupperware container. My first impulse was to grab the half leg and take it upstairs to munch … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Salad | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, recipes, salad, turkey | 12 Comments

Stuttgart Solitaire or Home Alone

Posted on September 23, 2013 by cookinginsens

I have never been a solitary drinker nor, for that matter, a solitary eater. If there is no one to share a glass of wine with, I rarely drink wine. My husband says, I think unfairly, that I just like … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged Basque, cooking, food, food photography, French, omelette, piperade, recipes, spicy, spinach, Vegetables | 29 Comments

Scallops, Spinach and Mushrooms

Posted on September 22, 2013 by cookinginsens

Our daughter Jade is crazy for sea scallops. Whenever we’re in a restaurant she immediately turns to the seafood section in the menu, hoping for scallops. I decided to make some for her back-to-school lunch today since my husband has … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, mushrooms, recipes, sake, scallops, Seafood, spinach | 19 Comments

Chicken Thighs with Herb Roasted Vegetables

Posted on September 19, 2013 by cookinginsens

I love roasting vegetables because well, they’re so roast-able. There seems to be so much more depth or intensity in the flavor of a roasted vegetable. Sure the herbs and garlic help but still, I wouldn’t say no to plain … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged barbecue, chicken thighs, cooking, food, food photography, herbs, recipes, roasted vegetables | 37 Comments

A Salmon Fix

Posted on September 18, 2013 by cookinginsens

We don’t eat salmon as often here as we used to in Sens, nor surprisingly, as much as we did in Senegal. I don’t get over to Fresh Paradise, my go to store in Stuttgart with the great fishmonger, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asian, bean sprouts, cooking, Fish, food, food photography, recipes, salmon, snow peas | 27 Comments

Wake Me Up!

Posted on September 16, 2013 by cookinginsens

I was seriously dragging this morning; not wanting to get up or, for that matter, to stay in bed. Thank God Chantal called me from Sens. Her husband Antonio is having a birthday celebration on October 5th and wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Irish, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged breakfast, cooking, Eggs, food, food photography, Irish, recipes, spicy | 19 Comments

Pork Loin Envy

Posted on September 15, 2013 by cookinginsens

Inspiration for this recipe comes from Virginia over at Our Growing Paynes who made a gorgeous looking pork loin, coating it with garlic mustard, red wine vinegar and olive oil. I liked the sound of that and I just happened to … Continue reading →