Tag Archives: chickpeas

Magret de Canard and Toulouse Sausage Cassoulet

Posted on July 1, 2014 by cookinginsens

I think the Dog gave me this idea. I don’t have any cannellini beans in the pantry. I’ve got 2 kinds of hominy and chickpeas. In addition, normally I would have used duck legs instead of duck breasts for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cassoulet, chickpeas, cooking, duck, food, food photography, French, recipe, sausages, Toulouse | 24 Comments

Chickpea Hominy Soup with Herbs

Posted on April 4, 2013 by cookinginsens

Leftover baked ham, 1 frail carrot, 1/2 bell pepper, a huge bag of baby spinach. Pots and pots of fresh herbs. Of course there were onions and garlic, the cupboard never gets THAT bare! Got my Zen thing going on, practicing … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged chickpeas, cooking, food, food photography, ham, herbs, hominy, recipes, soup | 22 Comments

Winter Ham Stew with Steamed Cabbage

Posted on February 6, 2013 by cookinginsens

As I said to Cecilia http://thekitchensgarden.com/ the other day, “wine is medicine”, but I also find food preparation a type of restorative. As I removed leftover Christmas ham from the freezer, emptied the refrigerator of fading celery and leeks, added onion … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged cabbage, chickpeas, cooking, food, food photography, ham, recipes, soup, stew | 33 Comments

German Geschnetzeltes Chili

Posted on December 11, 2012 by cookinginsens

When we were looking for cars, we were interested in the Volkswagen Touran. It had everything; automatic parking, rain sensor, GPS, rear parking sensors, start/stop at traffic lights, a warning sensor for drowsy drivers, dual temperature controls and heated seats. What … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged chickpeas, chili, cooking, food, geschnetzeltes, pork, recipe, stew | 21 Comments

Spicy Chorizo Chickpea Stew

Posted on January 6, 2012 by cookinginsens

I was inspired to make this stew by someone called Nigel Slater, probably British http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/jan/14/foodanddrink.recipes. I have to say inspired because I altered his excellent recipe quite a bit. I’m having one of those days. Really, I only had one criticism of … Continue reading →