Tag Archives: sausages

Pont sur Yonne Market

Posted on October 28, 2019 by cookinginsens

Pont sur Yonne is a charming town about 6 miles from Sens. The gothic Notre Dame church there was built between 1130-1140 and consecrated in 1169. You can still see the remnants of the “old bridge” built 1684-1700 and mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes | Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, France, market, pont sur yonne, potatoes, rotisserie, saucissons, sausages | 11 Comments

Grilled Toulouse Sausages with Cabbage

Posted on October 7, 2019 by cookinginsens

We’ve been back in France since the 18th of September and plan to stay until December 18th. This is my first blog since returning because we have been busy straightening the house but mostly bingeing on food and drink at … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged cooking, flat head cabbage, food, grilling, recipe, sausages, Toulouse | 12 Comments

Castelnaudry Cassoulet

Posted on October 8, 2018 by cookinginsens

The recipe for the cassoulet and the earthenware pottery originated in the town of Castelnaudry, France, although there are many variations of this dish, Castelnaudry is named the “pere”. In fact, before my orphaned camera arrived, I made a Spanish/Portuguese … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cassoulet, cooking, food, food photography, French, meats, paimpol beans, recipe, sausages | 6 Comments

Portuguese Feiijoada

Posted on August 18, 2017 by cookinginsens

The Coco de Paimpol beans are out and I look for every excuse I can to cook them. Our neighbor Tonio, of Portuguese persuasion, inspired my rendition of this rich, bean stew. A while back I made a Spanish stew … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Portuguese | Tagged beans, cooking, food, food photography, Portuguese, recipe, sausages, stew | 7 Comments

Les Bonnottes de Noirmoutier

Posted on May 15, 2015 by cookinginsens

A few days ago I was at someone’s house and accidentally looked at French TV. There was a news special about France’s most expensive potato at 6.50 Euro per kilo, Les Bonnottes de Noirmoutier. They only cultivate 100 tons per year. Okay, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged bonnottes, carrots, cooking, food, food photography, France, Noirmoutier, peas, potatoes, recipe, sausages | 29 Comments

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

Italian Sausage Breakfast Hash

Posted on June 29, 2014 by cookinginsens

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 →

Posted in African, Food and Wine, Haitian, Japanese, Korean, Main dishes | Tagged breakfast, brunch, cooking, Eggs, food, food photography, hash, Italian, potatoes, recipe, sausages | 26 Comments

Babou’s Mustard

Posted on April 13, 2014 by cookinginsens

At our last coffee meeting before I left Sens, Babou, with tears gushing, handed me an empty jar and sobbed, “Since you’re going to Germany, could you bring me a jar of this mustard?” This reminded me so much of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes | Tagged condiment, cooking, food, food photography, German, mustard, sausages | 14 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

Mushroom Boudin Blanc with Apples

Posted on December 10, 2011 by cookinginsens

Panfried boudin blanc with carmelized apples and butter sauteed mushroom caps. However, even if you threw these immediately onto a baguette with mustard, who could deny you? Not I. Or you can go with the program. Jade did. That’s why … Continue reading →