Monthly Archives: October 2013

Oysters Gillardeau

Posted on October 30, 2013 by cookinginsens

L’Ambiance des Halles, the fishmonger advertised a variety of newly arrived gourmet oysters so Jade and I thought we might as well get them while the getting was good! We drafted M. Parret and his daughter-in-law, Selene, to accompany us … Continue reading →

Vide Fridgidaire Flan

Posted on October 29, 2013 by cookinginsens

On the downhill slide to returning to Stuttgart, I’ve become concerned about making sure I use all the perishables from the refrigerator. No problem for the freezer, I can just throw everything in a cooler and replenish my freezers in Germany … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged cooking, flan, food, food photography, France, pumpkins, recipes, refrigerator, Vegetables | 20 Comments

Pork Roasted with Apples, Pears and Parsnips

Posted on October 28, 2013 by cookinginsens

The new French Saveurs magazine has some delicious recipes this month inspired, as always, by the season and what’s available in the market. I chose to make the pork roast with apples, pears and parsnips to share with M. Parret, Thierry, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged apples, cooking, food, food photography, French, pears, recipes, roast pork, wine | 22 Comments

Butter Roasted Duck Legs with Brussel Sprouts

Posted on October 26, 2013 by cookinginsens

Annashortcakes is a blog I follow and I am always interested to see her new posts. The other day she had an unique recipe for mustard marinated and grilled brussel sprouts. I meant to duplicate the recipe to the letter … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged brussel sprouts, cooking, duck legs, food, food photography, mustard, recipes, roasted | 24 Comments

American Sauce

Posted on October 25, 2013 by cookinginsens

What on earth can Heinz mean? I found this “American Sauce” in the Carrefour supermarket and had to pick up a bottle just because. It’s made by the global American company, Heinz, so they must have had something in mind … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Dessert, Food and Wine | Tagged American, cookies, food, food photography, Pepperidge Farms, store bought | 26 Comments

Le Village Gourmand in Sens, France

Posted on October 24, 2013 by cookinginsens

I constantly mourn the disappearance of “old school French” restaurants in our town of Sens. By that I mean restaurants who buy their produce and meats daily at the farmers’ market and serve in-house fabricated traditional French recipes. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Dessert, Food and Wine, French, Hors d'oeuvres, Main dishes | Tagged food, food photography, France, Le Village Gourmand, restaurant, Sens | 34 Comments

Lemon Glazed Salmon

Posted on October 23, 2013 by cookinginsens

I had a thick half side of fresh salmon in the freezer. What a nice surprise! I thought simple would be best with a light lemon glaze and a side of romano beans. Lemon Glazed Salmon Juice of 1 lemon … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, Fish, food, food photography, lemon glaze, recipes, salmon | 13 Comments

Soupe de Campagne aux Saucisses Toulouse

Posted on October 22, 2013 by cookinginsens

Keeping up with family on facebook as many of us do, I saw a recipe for Zuppa Toscana posted by Sue Kestler Mullally, with inspiration from a restaurant in the U.S. called Olive Garden. It really looked good and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged chard, cooking, food, food photography, French, recipe, sausage, soup | 37 Comments

Magret de Canard aux Prunes

Posted on October 21, 2013 by cookinginsens

Before I left Germany, I saw duck with plum sauce on the internet. I can’t remember who made it but whoever you are, thanks for the inspiration. My husband went back to Germany after breakfast, so I just made enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Fruit, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, duck breast, food, food photography, French, magret de canard, plum sauce, recipe | 28 Comments

Sens Soir

Posted on October 20, 2013 by cookinginsens

Jade began her October vacation this weekend and we are back in Sens. We drove down instead of taking the train because we had to bring the cats and Quincy, detesting travel of any kind, is particularly unhappy on the … Continue reading →