Category Archives: English

Jamie Oliver’s Fish Pie Parmentier

Posted on April 19, 2021 by cookinginsens

When I first saw Jamie Oliver’s article for fish pie I thought “meh.” But then I read the recipe with ingredients and was once again impressed with the genius of Jamie. The first time I made the recipe I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes | Tagged cooking, Fish, food, food photography, mashed potatoes, Parmentier, pie, recipe, Seafood | 6 Comments

The British Are Coming!

Posted on November 5, 2018 by cookinginsens

I’ve often been impressed and surprised by the excellent recipes from the BBC’s food section. Forgetting that the days of dull, unimaginative English cuisine are long gone and chefs like Jamie Oliver are showing Americans a thing or two. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, English, food, food photography, prunes, rabbit, recipe, stew | 11 Comments

Monkey 47 – Gin and Sin

Posted on January 13, 2018 by cookinginsens

Monkey 47 gin comes from the Black Forest in Germany. This gin was created by a retired British commander who settled in Germany’s Northern Black Forest. Missing his favorite alcohol, he experimented and distilled a gin made from 47 different … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Food and Wine | Tagged beverage, cocktail, English, gin, monkey 47 | 4 Comments

Romancing the Pork Belly

Posted on August 27, 2015 by cookinginsens

Thinking of pork belly sandwiches with bottom of the pan relish, I cruised by the butcher/traiteur, Trotoux. Unfortunately, he didn’t have any suitable pork bellies 🙁 My second option was to go over to LeClerc, the supermarket that has okay … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, English, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Sandwich | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, fruit, pork belly, recipe, roasting, sandwich | 17 Comments

Smoked Salmon Pate

Posted on June 15, 2015 by cookinginsens

M. Parret showed me something interesting about butter; I had just bought a new batch of butter but had a small piece of leftover butter from the last batch still in the butter dish. He pointed out that because … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, English, fish, Food and Wine, Hors d'oeuvres, Recipes, Salad | Tagged cooking, cress, Fish, food, food photography, Jamie Oliver, pate, recipe, salad, salmon | 32 Comments

Dacha on the Delaware

Posted on February 23, 2015 by cookinginsens

On Sunday we went to Vadim’s and Galina’s for a late lunch. They have a beautiful European style country house whose living room picture window affords an uninterrupted view of the frozen Delaware river. The gazebo next to the river … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, English, Food and Wine, Hors d'oeuvres, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged aubergine, bruschetta, cooking, courgettes, food, Jamie Oliver, recipe, roasted red pepper, Vegetables | 26 Comments

Cullen Skink Chez Moi

Posted on December 15, 2013 by cookinginsens

The last 3 weeks have been horrendous and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. I won’t/can’t tell you about it but my lovely husband has brought me home to Sens and will be joining me in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged cooking, cullen skink, easy, English, food, food photography, haddock, mussels, recipes, salmon, soup | 51 Comments

Toulouse Sausages with Cranberry Chutney

Posted on November 4, 2013 by cookinginsens

Whether in London or Dublin on vacation, missing France, at some point we’d always turn up like a bad centime at the Cafe Rouge, a chain restaurant with a French theme. They serve cremant and correct French Bistro cuisine. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged chutney, cooking, cranberries, food, food photography, Jamie Oliver, recipes, sausages, Toulouse | 15 Comments

Pork Loin Envy

Posted on September 15, 2013 by cookinginsens

Inspiration for this recipe comes from Virginia over at Our Growing Paynes who made a gorgeous looking pork loin, coating it with garlic mustard, red wine vinegar and olive oil. I liked the sound of that and I just happened to … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, English, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, grilling, herbs, mustard, pork loin roast, pumpkin, recipes, squash | 39 Comments

Bastille Day: Jamie’s Chicken and Vine Tomatoes

Posted on July 14, 2013 by cookinginsens

Jamie’s issue 39, June 2013 could keep me cooking all summer. However, this is the last one I’m making for a while. In this recipe, Jamie insists that the tomatoes be cooked on the vine. Why? I don’t know. He’s … Continue reading →