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Coco de Paimpol Bean Chili

Posted on October 24, 2019 by cookinginsens

It’s the season for fresh beans in France. The most famous of these are Coco de Paimpol and also my favorite. In order to take full advantage of the season, this is my 3rd dish I have made with these … Continue reading →

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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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Herb Roasted Duckling with Gravy

Posted on March 15, 2017 by cookinginsens

I miss being able to buy duck parts; legs, breast, gizzards. Roasting a whole fowl, other than chicken, seems a little over the top unless it’s a holiday. In France I probably ate duck weekly in some form or other … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, duck, food, food photography, recipes, roast, Vegetables | 24 Comments

Portuguese Chicken with Roasted Capperino Peppers and Eggs

Posted on September 12, 2016 by cookinginsens

In order to avoid continuing to watch the terrifying train wreck that has become our election campaign, I decided to hang out in the kitchen. I had a thawed, small chicken and knew the seasonings for Portuguese chicken. I added the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Haitian, Mexican, Portuguese, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged chayote, Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, Haiti, Mexico, mirliton, Portuguese, recipes, Vegetables | 23 Comments

Goat Ojakhuri

Posted on April 4, 2016 by cookinginsens

I’ve been thinking a lot about “cabrit boucane” or Haitian, twice cooked goat. Why? because I had a package of goat cubes in the freezer. Cabrit boucane is traditionally made by first boiling a cut up whole goat with spices, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Georgian, Haitian, Indian, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged cauliflower, cooking, food, food photography, Georgian, goat, Haitian, Indian, pork, recipes | 14 Comments

Louisiana Crawfish

Posted on April 21, 2015 by cookinginsens

One of the many reasons that we adore Vadim and Galina is that they like food; to eat, to discuss and to prepare. Since winter Vadim has been waiting for the crawfish in Lousiania to mature so that we could … Continue reading →

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Lady Fingers

Posted on February 18, 2015 by cookinginsens

When I was in New Jersey, I bought a pork belly at the Asian Market, thinking to make Shinae Robinson’s caramelized pork belly again. And I did, but what I really wanted to make today was lady fingers/okra/gumbo. That, and to … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged asian, caramelized pork belly, cooking, courgettes noodles, food, okra, recipes, spicy, stir fry, udon noodles | 23 Comments

Russians

Posted on February 14, 2015 by cookinginsens

I could never understand countries like the Soviet Union who strictly regulated or prevented their citizens’ travel to other countries. Who made travel so difficult and near impossible that when Russians were allowed to exit, it was like they … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, Georgian, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged blueberries, Chicken, cooking, dessert, food, food photography, garlic, Georgian, Jews, panna cotta, recipes, Russians, smoked salmon, tajine | 37 Comments

Fresh Borlotti Bean Blizzard Soup

Posted on January 26, 2015 by cookinginsens

According to the weathermen, we are in for an historic blizzard starting tonight. The inhabitants of Boston and New York City are freaking out 😀 Not us! In rural Pennsylvania, we laugh in the face of blizzards; ha, ha, ha, … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged beans, blizzard, borlotti, cooking, food, food photography, recipes, soup, Vegetables | 36 Comments

Australian Lamb

Posted on January 13, 2015 by cookinginsens

During the holidays, Wegmans had an incredible sale on lamb; refrigerated floor bins filled with legs and racks. Good prices too. Of course the sign just said “lamb.” A tedious search of the packaging finally turned up, in some of the … Continue reading →