Category Archives: American

Grilled Chicken Thighs and Roasted Vegetables

Posted on June 24, 2021 by cookinginsens

For a while, I was quite enthusiastic about boning fowl, pieces and whole. Once I, foolishly, boned a whole turkey; beautifully stuffed, but not an easy job. Now a days I stick to pieces only, like these marinated then grilled … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged bbq, Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, grilling, marinade, recipe, roasted vegetables | 7 Comments

Paprika Roasted Cod and Spaghetti Squash

Posted on April 14, 2021 by cookinginsens

Craving fish, we went into Scranton where you can find wild salmon, cod filet and sometimes lovely monkfish. I decided to roast some cod with spaghetti squash … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged cod, cooking, Fish, food, paprika, recipe, spaghetti squash | 12 Comments

Easy Braised Cabbage and Pork Chops

Posted on February 24, 2021 by cookinginsens

Stubb’s BBQ rub, a brand fairly new to me, is sold in a variety of spice mixes and works well on chicken, lamb or pork. I particularly like the sea salt, paprika and garlic mix. The prep on these pork … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged apple cider, cabbage, cooking, easy, food, photo photography, pork chops, recipe | 5 Comments

No Crab Gumbo

Posted on January 12, 2021 by cookinginsens

Freezer surprise, no Dungeness crab bodies! I was absolutely certain that I had a large bag of crab bodies with legs and, months ago, decided I would make gumbo sometime during the season’s family celebrations. I was disappointed; both that … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, gumbo, louisiana, recipe, rice, Seafood | 16 Comments

Peach Ice Cream

Posted on September 21, 2020 by cookinginsens

I adore fruit ice creams and frozen yogurts. Back in the day peach ice cream had peaches in it, in fact, fruit ice creams had fruit in them, not some approximate, imitation color and flavor of the fruit. Ice cream … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, Fruit, Recipes | Tagged cooking, easy, food, food photography, ice cream, peaches, recipe | 5 Comments

Honey Mustard Roasted Chicken with Vegetables

Posted on September 12, 2020 by cookinginsens

It’s been a while since I’ve roasted a honey mustard chicken. I always forget how good it is, especially with the addition of butter and minced shallots. My husband loves roasted vegetables, as long as potatoes are included 🙂 I … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, honey, mustard, recipe, roast, Vegetables | 5 Comments

Salmon and Parsnips with Ginger Sauce

Posted on September 4, 2020 by cookinginsens

Whenever I see parsnips, I think of the U.K. ambassador to Rwanda. He was from Scotland, as was the E.U. ambassador and those two together were quite the thing. They gave parties consisting of food flown in from the U.K. … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged cooking, easy, Fish, food, ginger, parsnips, recipe, salmon | Leave a comment

Farmers’ Market Peach Cobbler

Posted on September 3, 2020 by cookinginsens

My neighbor offered to get peaches from the farmers’ market near her 2nd home in Northern Pennsylvania, which was fortuitous because I wanted to make a peach cobbler. The easiest way I found to peel peaches is to soak them … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, Fruit, Recipes | Tagged cobbler, cooking, dessert, food, food photography, fruit, peaches, recipe | 4 Comments

Tuna Stuffed Brandywine Tomato

Posted on August 19, 2020 by cookinginsens

My neighbor Jayne gave me some gorgeous brandywine tomatoes from her garden and, to rise to the occasion, I decided to stuff the tomatoes using my last can of solid albacore tuna from France. Well worth it! I topped the … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged brandywine, cooking, food, food photography, lunch, recipe, tomatoes, tuna salad | 4 Comments

White Sweet Potato Salad with Chilli Lime Mayonnaise, Et alia

Posted on August 17, 2020 by cookinginsens

My husband first met Laura Allen when he was in Peace Corps, West Africa in the 70s. Since then, continuously, Laura has been a good and loyal friend to our family. We always looked forward to her visits in our … Continue reading →