Monthly Archives: March 2016

Smoked Paprika Chicken Wings with Courgettes

Posted on March 29, 2016 by cookinginsens

A quick, easy lunch of oven baked chicken wings and sauteed courgettes with onions. Smoked Paprika Chicken Wings 12-15 large chicken wings, seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika Flour 1 1/2 tbsp butter Dust the chicken wings with the … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged chicken wings, cooking, courgettes, food, food photography, onions, recipe, zucchini | 8 Comments

Easter Sunday

Posted on March 27, 2016 by cookinginsens

Traditionally, our family always has ham for Easter. I did briefly think about lamb, but was out-voted. After I whined about the quality of the hams in supermarkets, my neighbor, Caroline, suggested I purchase my ham from the German butcher. … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged asparagus, cherry tomatoes, cooking, food, food photography, ham, potatoes, recipe, side dish | 21 Comments

Beef Sirloin and Vegetable Stir Fry

Posted on March 24, 2016 by cookinginsens

If you buy a bag of carrots and end up with several, hidden in the middle of the bag, unattractive throwaways, it’s your own fault. It’s like packaged rabbit; the head is sure to be there, cleverly hidden under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asian, beef, cooking, food, food photography, recipe, stir fry, Vegetables, wok | 11 Comments

Poulet Curcuma

Posted on March 22, 2016 by cookinginsens

If you’ve ever wondered what the name for turmeric is in French, well it’s curcuma. I wondered in France when I needed some for a recipe, bought a spice bottle that looked like turmeric, looking it up on the internet when … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged beans, Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, recipe, tajine, tumeric | 26 Comments

Omuraisu

Posted on March 17, 2016 by cookinginsens

Omuraisu is a Japanese omelette or, deconstructed, fried rice wrapped in an egg omelette. Ketchup is traditionally added to the filling and used as decoration for the top. However our family, not being anywhere near Japanese, thinks that ketchup is only … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged Bento box, cooking, food, food photography, Japanese, omelette, omuraisu, recipe, rice | 12 Comments

Pork Chop and Turnip Curry

Posted on March 16, 2016 by cookinginsens

From time to time when we are in the supermarket, my husband calls my attention to Glutton Man, thick pork chops. Apparently, some time in his life he had one of these 1 lb babies, stuffed with bread crumbs, served to him. … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, bento, Cooking, Food and Wine, Indian, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged asian, Bento box, cooking, curry, food, food photography, pork, recipe, turnips | 15 Comments

Grilled Honey Mustard Corned Beef with Colcannon

Posted on March 13, 2016 by cookinginsens

Scranton, PA “had the Irish in” yesterday, featuring the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, corned beef, cabbage and sanctioned binge drinking. Although Scranton is a mere 35 minutes from Honesdale, we chose not to attend the festivities, graciously ceding … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Irish, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged colcannon, cooking, food, food photography, Grilled corned beef, honey mustard, Irish, recipe | 14 Comments

German Style Cabbage with Bacon Ends

Posted on March 9, 2016 by cookinginsens

Everyone in my family likes vegetables and eat them as a matter of course. Praise be to Jesus 😀 Naturally, they have their individual favorites and preparation styles. All of them love my German style cabbage and ask for … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged bacon, cabbage, cooking, food, food photography, German, recipe, smoked pork chops | 16 Comments

A Visit to the German Butcher

Posted on March 6, 2016 by cookinginsens

Whenever I start a sentence “A Visit”, I always think of a short story I read back in the day, “A Visit from the Footbinder”, by Emily Prager. I really loved that story but that has nothing to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Recipes, side dish | Tagged bacon, cheese, cooking, food, food photography, mashed potatoes, ranch dressing, recipe | 20 Comments

Succulent Pork Roast with Apples and Onions

Posted on March 4, 2016 by cookinginsens

I had to empty out my old, stainless steel refrigerator in preparation for the arrival of the new, white refrigerator. Though tedious, it gave me a chance to find out exactly what I had in the freezer. While most of the frozen … Continue reading →