Tag Archives: tajine

Roasted Chicken and Vegetables

Posted on April 20, 2020 by cookinginsens

There is an obscene amount of chicken in the freezer! What were we thinking? Avian influenza? There is so much that I am not at all excited about cooking chicken. And my husband, always a doomsayer a la Poe’s The … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine | Tagged Chicken, cooking, Emeril's Essence, food, food photography, recipe, roast, tajine, Vegetables | 4 Comments

Pintade Tajine with Aubergines and Figs

Posted on October 17, 2019 by cookinginsens

The French Nov-Dec 2019 Saveurs magazine includes several recipes inspired by Mahgrebian tajines. The one prepared with guinea fowl, eggplant, figs and Moroccan spices inspired me! My usual source in the market that specializes in poultry products, unusually, didn’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged African, aubergine, cooking, figs, food, food photography, guinea fowl, Morocco, pintade, recipe, tajine | 4 Comments

Poulet a la Russe (Géorgie)

Posted on March 2, 2018 by cookinginsens

I’ve made this chicken dish from Georgia (Europe) before for a lunch invitation and it really is delicious. If you haven’t as yet checked out Georgia About, it’s a wonderful cultural site with scrumptious recipes. I’ve posted it this time … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, Georgian, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, Georgian, recipe, Russian, saffron, tajine | 20 Comments

Pork Cheeks with Red Coco Beans

Posted on July 3, 2017 by cookinginsens

In France, pork cheeks are classified as “les abats” or offal because they are attached to the pig’s head. The head, considered by no Frenchman ever as a thrown away item, is part of the stripped carcass. I don’t even … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, French, fresh beans, olives, pork cheeks, recipe, tajine | 10 Comments

Roasted Rack of Lamb with Squash

Posted on May 10, 2017 by cookinginsens

Like the ubiquitous Angus beef, Australian lamb seems to be the new heart throb in our neck of the woods. It’s everywhere, real expensive and doesn’t compare to the flavor of New Zealand lamb. However, at least our meat suppliers … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, herbs, rack of lamb, recipe, sun dried tomatoes, tajine, yellow squash | 7 Comments

Beef and Vegetable Stew

Posted on May 11, 2016 by cookinginsens

I had some “Black Angus” beef in the freezer and decided to do a simple beef stew. A Honesdale cattle rancher friend of my husband told him that the designation of cattle as Black Angus can be quite broad and … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged beef, cooking, food, food photography, recipe, stew, tajine | 12 Comments

Poulet Curcuma

Posted on March 22, 2016 by cookinginsens

If you’ve ever wondered what the name for turmeric is in French, well it’s curcuma. I wondered in France when I needed some for a recipe, bought a spice bottle that looked like turmeric, looking it up on the internet when … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged beans, Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, recipe, tajine, tumeric | 26 Comments

Tajine de Sanglier

Posted on November 22, 2015 by cookinginsens

It’s the gibier (wild game) season here in France and when M. Parret came to me with a portion of wild boar fillet, I knew he was hungry. Since the operation on his second knee, his appetite hasn’t been what … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged apples, Boar, cooking, figs, food, food photography, fruit, recipe, tajine | 23 Comments

Don’t Go in the Kitchen

Posted on November 16, 2015 by cookinginsens

I set my scarf on fire while browning veal. I looked down and there was a ball of fire on my chest! It was funny, in a kind of sitcom way, but not. I told my son about it and … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged cauliflower, cooking, food, food photography, recipe, roasted vegetables, stew, sweet potato, tajine, veal | 23 Comments

Cuisses de Canard a L’Ail

Posted on September 3, 2015 by cookinginsens

I’ve been neglecting the ducks and I know they’ve felt it. I don’t know what happened to me but could it be that I’ve been in a sort of “dip” since I returned from the U.S.? It feels as if my … Continue reading →