Tag Archives: brunch

Chard, Cheese and Sausage Pie

I found this great idea for my contribution to our weekly friendship Sunday breakfast at the blog called I Breathe, I’m Hungry   Unfortunately, I neglected my own advice; read the recipe but think about what your results will likely be. … Continue reading

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Easy Sunday Brunch Casserole et al

Last week my husband and I, he who took a break from being un-retired in Haiti, motored down to Boston, a city I’ve never seen, to meet with a really cool medical specialist about my “pernicious anemia.”  Great trip all around! … Continue reading

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Poached Egg New Orleans

Shrimp Clemenceau is a New Orleans specialty, usually made with shrimp, asparagus, mushrooms and fried potatoes.  The last time I made this, at Chef Dave’s suggestion, I substituted mirliton for the fried potatoes.  This time I substituted aubergine for the … Continue reading

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Italian Sausage Breakfast Hash

This breakfast/brunch hash was directly inspired by Frugal Feeding’s Potato and Chorizo Salad.  I found some Italian sausage in the freezer (there could be more) that I wanted to move on before I go back to the duck 🙂 Italian … Continue reading

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Regular Children

I used to hate grapefruit when I was growing up.  I think most kids do because to them it tastes bitter.  I started eating and enjoying grapefruit in my early 20s.  It had started to taste sweet, in a grapefruit … Continue reading

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Spinach, Bacon, Mushroom and Brie Omelette.

I know that I made a salad yesterday http://cookinginsens.com/2013/01/22/spinach-bacon-egg-and-mushroom-salad/ with almost the same ingredients, but I have a lot of spinach, mushrooms and, honestly, a lot of vegetables that I bought greedily at the farmers’ market on Saturday. Mad Dog at http://maddogtvdinners.wordpress.com/ inadvertently gave … Continue reading

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Poached Egg with Grilled Vegetables

One of my neighbors, a die-hard bookophile, visited a village vide grenier this past weekend, finding a first edition, French dictionary printed in 1658!  He was so delighted! Vide grenier means to empty the attic and is the French equivalent of a yard … Continue reading

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No New Thing Under The Sun

“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”  King James Bible. Jade and I had an interesting conversation about originality in cooking.  She seemed to … Continue reading

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Traditional Oeufs en Meurette from Burgundy

Wine poached eggs in a nest of mushrooms and bacon on toast.  De-ca-dent, Frugal, de-ca-dent 🙂  I admit, I almost balked at the full two bottles of red wine needed for this recipe.  Unfortunately, I didn’t have any vin de table in … Continue reading

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Baked Eggs in Tomato Sauce

Did you ever wonder what the point of having a microwave was, besides it’s ability to reheat leftovers and defrost frozen items if you watch it carefully?  While I would never cook a meal or anything major in a microwave, … Continue reading

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