A passion for food

"Madame" has been after me to share what we do in the kitchen, so here goes! I have a passion for preparing and serving great food. I have a goal of getting a great meal on the table every evening in around 45 minutes - the time it takes when I get the phone call that "Madame" is leaving work until the time we eat. I look for fresh ingredients - in season, supplemented with herbs, peppers, and very occasional tomatoes from the garden.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

A "Quick" Vegetable gratin

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Vegetable gratins are full of pitfalls. The vegetables cook unevenly, there is too much liquid so they end up sloppy, toppings are uneven.. ...
Monday, January 22, 2018

Cauliflower Soup

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This soup is adapted from a recipe on Americas Test Kitchen. We made/served it for a major dinner party. This is a scaled back version, so ...
Monday, January 15, 2018

Rotkohl - Allow lots of time

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This sweet/sour red cabbage dish was part of a formal dinner party that we had last Saturday. It made enough for about 16 people as a side....
Sunday, March 22, 2015

Jerk Pork

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This dish is, apparently, Usain Bolt's favorite. It is adapted from Jamie Oliver's recipe which in turn is inspired By Usain Bolt...

Escabeche or Escoveitch

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Or just pickled fish. This is a large recipe that I haven't scaled back yet. It was a starter course for dinner for 14 people. And yes...
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Casserole or Gratin

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Whether you call a dish a casserole or a gratin may rather depend on whether you like it or not. Needless to say there is some history aro...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Tarte Flambee (From Alsace)

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It's getting to be the time of year when we want to cook outside. So the grill gets to become the star. Our favorite things to put on t...
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