Tag Archives: American

Easy Beef Pot Roast

Posted on August 12, 2020 by cookinginsens

I guess I’ve got Michelle Obama’s “low grade” depression. I made this beef pot roast un-enthusiastically over 2 weeks ago and am just getting around to posting it, even though it turned out better than … Continue reading →

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Hot Italian Sausage, Onions and Peppers

Posted on February 26, 2020 by cookinginsens

The Butcher Shoppe in Lake Poconos was selling homemade, hot Italian sausage that the owner warned us, several times, of it’s spiciness. Yeah right, we said. Give us six. They were very hot and spicy, but in a good way … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Italian, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged American, cooking, food, food photography, Italian, onions, pasta, peppers, recipe, sausage, tomato sauce | 6 Comments

Pork Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Onion Gravy

Posted on November 14, 2019 by cookinginsens

My husband likes gravy. It’s odd in a way because I know his mother didn’t make gravy, but would offer pan drippings from roasted meat that my husband would call gravy until I rudely sneered(not when she was there), made … Continue reading →

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Bovine

Posted on October 10, 2019 by cookinginsens

Bovine in France are beef meat cattle, grass fed with no special pedigree. It’s many times on sale and is good tasting, cheaper than the pedigree beef and not extraordinarily tough. It reminds me of our beef before industrialization of … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged American, beef stew, bovine, cooking, food, food photograpy, recipe | 8 Comments

Topinambour with Braised Flanken Ribs

Posted on May 27, 2019 by cookinginsens

Topinambour or Jerusalem artichokes or sun chokes are a delicious alternative to potatoes. I poached this recipe idea from Jamie Oliver, although I did increase the simmering time. I purchased these beauties from an actual farmer at one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged American, barbecue sauce, beef ribs, braised, cooking, food, food photography, Jerusalem artichokes, recipe | 6 Comments

Veuve Clicquot For Six

Posted on January 23, 2018 by cookinginsens

Just before Christmas, my husband completed a short term assignment in Senegal. When he went through the duty free shop, a magnum of Veuve Cliquot Champagne leapt into his basket with just a small assist from him 😉 Scrooge-like, we … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Appetizer, Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Indian, Japanese | Tagged American, appetizers, Champagne, cooking, food, food photography, Indian, Japanese | 17 Comments

Pork Belly with Aubergine

Posted on November 15, 2017 by cookinginsens

I’ve been a little annoyed these past months, not being able to find a pork belly piece bigger than a pound and mostly in little, fatty skinless squares. What am I supposed to do with those?! When I think of … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Appetizer, Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Salad, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged American, asian, aubergine, cooking, food, food photography, pork belly, pork rub, recipe, salad | 8 Comments

Braised Oxtails

Posted on October 20, 2017 by cookinginsens

Did you know that oxtail (cow tail) is $5.99/lb? I mean, you can buy steak at that price. It’s true that in France the French have always valued the oxtail as a quality source of meat but here in the … Continue reading →

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Chez Les Carnivores

Posted on July 24, 2017 by cookinginsens

“You can’t serve meat as an entree!”, said a guest that we considered hanging after lunch, the guillotine being too good for him. Hanging, not for the comment, but because he arrived a full hour late and only had the … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged American, baked beans, barbecue, cooking, duck breast, food, French, green beans, grilling, mereguez, recipe, ribs | 14 Comments

Practice What You Preach

Posted on October 28, 2015 by cookinginsens

When speaking to the French about their style of pizza, I’ve always been snobbish and probably annoying, yet honest. It’s true that their pizza sauce, when there is any, doesn’t have the necessary Italian herbs and aromatics and that their crusts lack … Continue reading →