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Mushroom Bourguignon, mashed potatoes, mixed veg. 1/14/21
Mushroom Bourguignon is a NYTimes Cooking site recipe. If you have a NYTimes Cooking subscription you can access it. Sometimes people post a recipe from the site on the internet so if you are interested in it and do not … Continue reading
Shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce. 9/17/20
This is a pretty fancy dinner for an ordinary weeknight. We have had this before and I posted the recipe here. John did the cooking and I did the chopping for this dish. We served it with rice and finished … Continue reading
Shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce. 4/24/20
Fancy dinner tonight! This meal is based on a dish from the now defunct Kenwood Grill in Sonoma Valley. It was always a great place to have lunch before or after wine tasting. Although the sauce calls for a lot … Continue reading
Posted in French, Healthy tips, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
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🐟 A pretty, perfect, lunch (or dinner) 2/29/20
This is my second go at a Nicoise Salad. It is so colorful and a delight to eat. I subbed in black beans for a green vegetables and used spinach instead of traditional salad greens. John and I ate our … Continue reading
🍤 Shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce. 2/22/20
Here is a dish that George Washington could have enjoyed on his birthday! A melange of finely diced vegetables (fennel, tomatoes, onions, garlic, celery, and bell pepper), herbs, and spices (thyme, oregano, bay leaf, saffron, cayenne and salt) are sautéed … Continue reading
🐟. Salade Niçoise. 2/21/20
Salade Nicoise is a main course salad. Mostly it is just an assembly of component parts. I used the same pot of boiling water to cook the egg, blanch the snow peas, and boil the potatoes. I have a salad … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, French, Healthy tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Vegetables
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Vichyssoise – a summer potato soup. 8/22/19
There are two components to tonight’s dinner, a Mediterranean salad and a French soup. There is some question as to whether vichyssoise is a French or American creation. Potato and leek soup served hot has been around in France since … Continue reading
Shrimp in Pernod sauce. 7/30/09
Eek! I am falling behind! My sister is here to visit and I am so busy that I cannot find time to write. So, just quickly, I will report that on Tuesday we had this delicious dish. It has a … Continue reading
More vegan summer fare. 6/25/19
I am a little late getting this posted today. My daughter and I spent the morning and early afternoon buying supplies for our Summer Solstice (Christmas in June) celebration. On Tuesday we had such a tasty summer vegan meal. I … Continue reading
BFD (Breakfast for Dinner). 6/3/19
Today we had a little outing to Sonoma County Wine Country which is about one and a half hours away. Our plan is to pick up our wine club selections and treat ourselves to a nice lunch. There are not … Continue reading
Posted in American, Dining out, Eggs, French, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs, Seafood
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