Monthly Archives: June 2020

Light Batter Fried Pork Belly

Posted on June 29, 2020 by cookinginsens

I collect salt and pepper shakers and, back in the day, I found these salt and pepper shakers in Ferndale, New York. At first I just laughed out loud, I’m a black American and I’ve never seen any black person … Continue reading →

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Cherry Cobbler

Posted on June 27, 2020 by cookinginsens

I was inspired to make this cherry cobbler by my husband’s lovely roses from his garden and Jo cooks. As you may know, I rarely make dessert but have made cobblers before because they’re easy and forgive the baker’s disinterest … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, Fruit, Recipes | Tagged cherries, cobbler, cooking, dessert, food, food photography, fruit, recipe, Southern | 5 Comments

Cornmeal Fried Wild Catfish

Posted on June 26, 2020 by cookinginsens

I found some catfish labeled “wild caught” (from somewhere, it didn’t say) at Wegmans the other day, The fillets were enormous. I had to cut them in two before frying. I grew up eating catfish caught by my Dad in … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Recipes | Tagged catfish, cooking, cornmeal, food, food photography, recipe, Southern fried | 3 Comments

Wagyu Beef Burger

Posted on June 25, 2020 by cookinginsens

A longtime blogging friend, award winning Conor Bofin posted a tantalizing grilled, wagyu beef burger on his blog the other day. The beef from these Japanese cattle when raised in Japan and from the tajima strain are known as kobe. … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Sandwich | Tagged beef, burger, cooking, food, food photography, grilling, Japanese, kobe, wagyu | 1 Comment

Char Sui Pork and Asian Slaw Hero

Posted on June 13, 2020 by cookinginsens

Char sui pork is something I love to make in the oven because of the S hooks my husband recommended. Years ago, I saw char sui being prepared somewhere in Asia over an outdoor pit, hanging from an indescribable metal … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Chinese, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Recipes, Sandwich | Tagged asian, bbq, Char Sui, cooking, food, food photography, pork, recipe | 3 Comments

Spicy “Shanghai” Bok Choy

Posted on June 12, 2020 by cookinginsens

Wegman’s Scranton had the tiniest baby bok choy I’ve ever seen. They were labeled Shanghai bok choy. I steamed them until tender and added my favorite spicy sauce for bok choy. I should have bought more! It’s been a very … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged asian, bok choy, cooking, cooking recipe, food, honey mustard grilled salmon, Oyster sauce, oyter sauce, recipe, Shanghai, spicy, vegetable | 2 Comments

Duck Legs with Roasted Fennel, Carrots, Onions and Potatoes

Posted on June 1, 2020 by cookinginsens

My husband asked me to bring his camera out to our stream the other day. When I got there, there was a handsome drake and a hen with her ducklings! And just like that, it reminded me that we had … Continue reading →