Category Archives: Appetizer

Now That’s Better!

Posted on September 2, 2021 by cookinginsens

I can’t remember a time when my mother, and I afterward, couldn’t find those small, inexpensive jars of fish roe in the supermarkets; firm tiny red or black roe, larger salmon roe. The roe was served for special occasions at … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, French | Tagged appetizer, caviar, food, France, ossetra, sturgeon | 6 Comments

Haitian Style Lamb Boucane

Posted on August 22, 2020 by cookinginsens

Watching my lucky neighbors go off to their lake side cabins or other getaways, wishing I was somewhere else, I thought about Haiti, our friends’ ocean side beach homes and the feasts we used to have; lambi, griot, cabrit boucane, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, Haitian, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cabrit boucane, food cooking, food photography, goat, Haiti, lamb, pikliz, recipe | 7 Comments

Cuisses de Grenouille

Posted on May 14, 2020 by cookinginsens

My father and his beer buddies used to capture live frogs to bring home for frogs’ legs parties. Sometimes these were served with rabbit stew and cornbread. The frog legs were such a treat for the children of the family. … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes | Tagged cooking, cuisse de grenouille, deep fried, deep south, food, food photography, French, frogs' legs | 8 Comments

Attitude Readjustment

Posted on April 27, 2020 by cookinginsens

Having lost our joy because we realized that we are probably not going to France this autumn because 1) we might be barred from France, because we’d be coming from a country with the most lackadaisical, irresponsible and dangerous response … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Hors d'oeuvres | Tagged appetizer, Brie, cooking, cremant, foie gras, food, France, quail, wine | 17 Comments

Easy Miso Tuna with Radish Coleslaw

Posted on January 16, 2019 by cookinginsens

This miso marinated fresh tuna would be an elegant addition to a tapas and drinks party. However, I’m back in Honesdale now and even my husband balks at rare tuna, which is the only way it should be served, according … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, Salad | Tagged cooking, Fish, food, food photography, fresh tuna, Japanese, miso, radish salad, recipe | 4 Comments

Apéritif

Posted on December 17, 2018 by cookinginsens

No better way to celebrate the coming holidays or really any day, than early evening drinks and snacks. The stars of this “smorgasbord” were duck terrine from Jean Louis’ farm and figs stuffed with fois gras. I discovered these figs … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Food and Wine, Hors d'oeuvres | Tagged aperitif, appetizer, duck terrine, foie gras, food, salmon | 5 Comments

Escargots

Posted on December 16, 2018 by cookinginsens

Well I’m back in Honesdale or “Hellsdale” as my friend Trix calls it. Smart this time, I didn’t download my pictures to the computer in Sens and now can post them at my leisure. While in France, I tried to … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, French | Tagged Christmas, cooking, escargots, food, food photography, France, snails | 3 Comments

Mushroom Quiche

Posted on December 5, 2018 by cookinginsens

It’s such a shame that the harvests of wine grapes, mushrooms and truffles were adversely affected by both drought and unseasonable heavy rains. Normally, the autumn market stands are overflowing with an unbelievable variety of mushrooms. Really. One is almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, French, mushroom, Quiche, recipe | 5 Comments

French Snack

Posted on November 19, 2018 by cookinginsens

While waiting for my sea bream to be cleaned and filleted at L’Ambiance des Halles, we started talking about caviar and how expensive it is. One of the ‘mongers suggested that I try a coffret of Kaviari with 2 small … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, French | Tagged caviar, cooking, food, French, omelette, ossetra, snack | 11 Comments

Weber Grilling

Posted on July 19, 2018 by cookinginsens

I’ve really missed not having a grill. It’s true I can cook many meats and vegetables on the stove top or oven but somehow it’s not the same. Whether out in the outrageous heat of summer or gloved, hatted, coated … Continue reading →