Monthly Archives: March 2015

Butter Roasted Chicken Thighs and Fennel

Posted on March 31, 2015 by cookinginsens

Butter roasted chicken Pan charred fennel with lemon, olive oil and fresh oregano. That’s all I’ve got.

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged Chicken, cooking, fennel, food, food photography, recipe | 15 Comments

Cod Poached in Vegetable Broth

Posted on March 26, 2015 by cookinginsens

Feeling weak and unhealthy from Omega-3 fatty acid, riboflavin and vitamin D deficiency, I finally bit the bullet and bought some frozen cod fish. It looked okay. Just. It has been a difficult winter for Jade and I because we love fish … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Vegetables | Tagged broth, cod, cooking, Fish, food, food photography, recipe, Vegetables | 18 Comments

Steak, Potatoes and Asparagus

Posted on March 23, 2015 by cookinginsens

It has just occurred to me why many of our vegetables are not correctly labeled; green squash for zucchini, green apple for Granny Smith, red pear for Anjou and the potential disaster, yellow squash for spaghetti squash. You see, we … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged bacon, cooking, food, food photography, fried, potatoes, recipe, side dish | 33 Comments

Chard and Cabbage Stir Fry

Posted on March 19, 2015 by cookinginsens

I’ve found a new supermarket in Hawley (about 10 miles away) that was recommended by the refrigerator guy in Home Depot after we rubbed our little hurts together about the paucity of quality produce in our region. The supermarket is … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged bacon, cabbage, chard, cooking, easy, food, food photography, quick, recipe, side dish, stir fry, Vegetables | 12 Comments

Colcannon

Posted on March 15, 2015 by cookinginsens

An interesting thing about the traditional American St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and cabbage is that corned beef is not a traditional Irish food at all. When they could get it the Irish ate bacon with their cabbage, beef … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Irish, Recipes, side dish | Tagged cabbage, colcannon, cooking, food, food photography, Irish, leeks, potatoes, recipe, side dish | 26 Comments

Teriyaki Glazed Roasted Country Pork Ribs

Posted on March 12, 2015 by cookinginsens

I guess you never really know your spouse until you get to see them every day, all day when you are retired. It’s not like I didn’t know my husband, I knew he would have to be busy or we’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged barbecue, cooking, country style ribs, easy, food, food photography, marinade, pork, pork rub, recipe, teriyaki | 23 Comments

Breakfast Thoughts

Posted on March 10, 2015 by cookinginsens

Sometimes, not often, I receive comments on my blog posts that seem irrelevant or mean spirited. Occasionally they’re funny but probably only to me :), so I trash them or if the comment is obviously from a looney tune, I block … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes | Tagged breakfast, cooking, Eggs, food, food photography, Mark Manson, omelette, philosophy, salmon | 18 Comments

Butter Roasted Chicken Elbows with Spinach

Posted on March 9, 2015 by cookinginsens

What I really wanted today was “baby beef” liver or boudin noir or veal sweetbreads or lamb kidneys, of which I had none. Les abats or offal are tricky things and I’m “offaly” selective when it comes to freshness and source. … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged butter, Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, recipe, roasted, spinach, stir fry | 22 Comments

Cheesy Cube Steak with Egg

Posted on March 8, 2015 by cookinginsens

Posted in American, Cheese, Food and Wine, Main dishes | Tagged beef, breakfast, cube steak, egg, food, photography | 14 Comments

The Bogeyman

Posted on March 6, 2015 by cookinginsens

The Irish food board, Bord Bia, is an organization that I follow on Facebook because of their fabulous recipes using homegrown Irish ingredients. I have duplicated many of their recipes and they have always been good, a la Conor Bofin. … Continue reading →