Monthly Archives: September 2015

Enfant de Supermarche

Posted on September 28, 2015 by cookinginsens

I had planned a rant this week and I think it was about knowing where your food comes from, for example a shank of meat. But I’ve forgotten what I wanted to say and you’ll be sorry when all of … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Seafood | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, fresh beans, lamb shanks, recipe, seafood cocktail | 25 Comments

Pascal’s Turnips

Posted on September 21, 2015 by cookinginsens

Pascal is a maraîcher or truck gardener. He grows a lot of lettuce that he sells to both farmers’ markets and supermarkets. Besides lettuce, he also has turnips, mirabelles and probably some other vegetables and fruits that I haven’t discovered … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged bacon, cooking, food, food photography, recipe, spinach, turnips | 18 Comments

Strawberry Ice Cream

Posted on September 19, 2015 by cookinginsens

Apparently, I’m not over the homemade ice cream craving and although the strawberry season is well over in France, I found some sweet strawberries from Belgium in the market. My Cuisinart ice cream making machine is so simple to use … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, Fruit, Recipes | Tagged cooking, dessert, food, food photography, ice cream, recipe, strawberry | 20 Comments

Chez Willie and Toutoune

Posted on September 17, 2015 by cookinginsens

Whenever I think of Mexican food, I think of my mother. She wasn’t Mexican, but she could have been. I’ve only had comparable or better Mexican food at old school Mexican cafes in California where nobody speaks English and there … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Mexican, Recipes | Tagged beef, cheese, cooking, corn tortillas, enchiladas, food, food photography, France, Mexican, Mexican food, recipe, tomato gravy | 11 Comments

Mirabelle Ice Cream

Posted on September 10, 2015 by cookinginsens

After M. Parret and I scraped the bottom of the peach ice cream container, we agreed that it tasted like MORE. Although M.Parret had some “vine peaches” in his garden, they weren’t ripe yet and we didn’t want to wait 🙂 … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, Fruit, Recipes | Tagged cooking, dessert, food, food photography, fruit, ice cream, mirabelle, recipe | 25 Comments

Peach Ice Cream

Posted on September 6, 2015 by cookinginsens

I don’t scream for ice cream but I like it okay, if it is rich in butter fat, not a custard, doesn’t contain any evaporated milk and is not overloaded with sugar. If it contains fruit, the fruit should be fresh and in … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, Fruit | Tagged cooking, cuisinart, dessert, food, food photography, ice cream, peaches | 11 Comments

Cuisses de Canard a L’Ail

Posted on September 3, 2015 by cookinginsens

I’ve been neglecting the ducks and I know they’ve felt it. I don’t know what happened to me but could it be that I’ve been in a sort of “dip” since I returned from the U.S.? It feels as if my … Continue reading →