Monthly Archives: August 2018

Spicy Indian Aubergine

Posted on August 30, 2018 by cookinginsens

Indian aubergine are so cute and also rare in our supermarkets. I got lucky with these. They remind me a bit of the popular, indigenous djakattou vegetable found in West Africa, a cross between tomato and eggplant. The djakattou is … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Indian, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged aubergine, cooking, eggplant, food, food photography, Indian, pan roasted, recipe, veal | 3 Comments

Mushroom Dashi Broth with Roasted Cod

Posted on August 9, 2018 by cookinginsens

Sleepless in Honesdale, I realized that it had been a while since I had made some homemade dashi broth. Taking mental stock of my pantry, fridge and freezer, I realized I could make dashi etc. first thing in the morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Recipes, Soup | Tagged broth, cod, cooking, dashi, donabe, food, food photography, Japanese, recipe, shiitake, snow peas, udon | 8 Comments

Braised Curried Oxtails with Orzo

Posted on August 8, 2018 by cookinginsens

I mentioned to a friend in France that I was looking for a good quality cover for our feather bed. There was an awkward pause, and then she asked why I would need a cover, other than the one that … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged braised, cooking, curry, food, food photography, orzo, oxtails, pasta, recipe | 17 Comments

Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?

Posted on August 2, 2018 by cookinginsens

One home leave we sublet an apartment in the New Orleans’ Garden district. Foreign service home leave is intended as an opportunity for employees assigned overseas for two years to return to the United States and reacquaint themselves with the … Continue reading →