10 october

2 min read 2022-06-06 18:42:00

Turkish Stewed Peas

Well, I'm going to confess; I made this in the winter with frozen peas and saved it for now. In a funny sort of way there are lots of things that can

2 min read 2022-06-01 18:40:00

These were so yummy! We had no trouble (do we ever?) eating them all ourselves, with rice and peas on the side. If you were serving other Indian

1 min read 2022-05-16 18:38:00

There are a lot of versions of this simple but substantial German salad; here's mine. You can eat it as-is, but I think it is most often eaten piled

2 min read 2022-05-13 18:37:00

Last time I was in a civilized place - and apparently my definition of "civilized place" is "has a Chinese/Asian grocery store" -

3 min read 2022-05-11 18:22:00

I've found myself poking around at Portuguese recipes quite a bit the last few months. It started with a (continuing) interest in Spanish recipes,

2 min read 2022-05-06 18:46:00

Here is a lively take on one of my favourite ways to prepare pasta: the pasta and some vegetable are cooked together then dressed with something

3 min read 2022-05-02 18:36:00

Classic meat and potatoes, the Turkish way! I see a lot of versions of this on Pinterest, with the meat portion and potato portion shaped in

2 min read 2022-04-22 18:36:00

I was a bit startled to write up this post then go to last year's date and see that I had made something extremely similar then. The thing is though,

2 min read 2022-04-18 18:28:00

Everybody knows Swedish Meatballs! And they're delicious, no question. But rich, very rich. You would expect the Danes - who make some wildly rich

2 min read 2022-04-15 18:35:00

Like most stews, there's nothing complicated about this; it just needs a little advance planning. Get the split peas and lamb cooked the day before;

2 min read 2022-04-15 18:35:00

Like most stews, there's nothing complicated about this; it just needs a little advance planning. Get the split peas and lamb cooked the day before;

2 min read 2022-04-08 18:38:00

Greenhouse peppers at this time of year; but keep this dish in mind for late summer and early fall as well. Really, this is something I would happily

2 min read 2022-04-04 18:33:00

Frozen puff pastry (not to mention all the other ingredients) makes this dish rich and elegant, but it's very simple to make. A crisp green salad is

1 min read 2022-04-01 18:35:00

We really enjoyed these but as with a lot of dished that include a carb, protein, and vegetables and yet don't seem quite sufficient to be the entire

1 min read 2022-04-01 18:35:00

We really enjoyed these but as with a lot of dishes that include a carb, protein, and vegetables and yet don't seem quite sufficient to be the entire