One of the things I miss most while on The Big Trip, is canning and preserving in my kitchen at home. I have the preservation bug! I think it is a derivative of my nesting instinct -- I always want to be harvesting and putting up food to use during the cold winter. My problem is finding time to actually use everything I preserve! Anyone want … [Read more...]
English Mushy Peas
The English are wild about their mushy peas! They are served as a side dish with pub food like fish and chips, bangers and mash and pot pie. At first, I was turned off by the name, but I changed my tune after actually tasting them. Well, I should say I changed my tune tasting them at Russell's Fish and Chips, in the English Cotswolds town of … [Read more...]
Beet Salad with Goat Cheese
As you may have guessed, beets hold a special place in my heart. They seem to perfectly epitomize the ideal vegetable – versatile, delicious, overflowing with nutrients, and beautiful to boot! Beets are truly a superfood. Beets are best known nutritionally for their high antioxidant levels, many vitamins and minerals, and support of … [Read more...]
Fish Cakes with Chive Yogurt Sauce
As we’ve traveled through Northern Europe and Scandinavia we have seen lots of fish cakes! They come in all shapes and sizes with various sauces and flavorings. Here is my favorite version, which also happens to be ridiculously easy to make at home. Fish Cake Ingredients 2-3 large potatoes 1 pound of fresh cod 1 egg 1 red onion (grated … [Read more...]
Greek Pasta Salad
There is something about summer that inspires me to make pasta and grain salads. First of all, I love any excuse to use up as many veggies as possible, but I also love that these salads are good warm or cold and can be eaten right away or enjoyed a few days later. They are the epitome of easy, healthy, summer cooking. My standby is a quinoa salad … [Read more...]
Norwegian Cod Soup
Norway is known for its fish and we’ve been lucky enough to sample quite a bit of it while staying in a cabin, north of Bergen. There is a wonderful fish market in Bergen where every possible fish is on display. While at the fish market we had a bowl of local salt cod soup. It was wonderful and I decided to try and recreate it when we … [Read more...]
Perfect Steamed Artichokes
Artichokes have been popping up at markets all over Europe this spring. They are one of my favorite "special" vegetables, so I've been buying them whenever possible. Prices have ranged from $1 to $7 per artichoke at different markets. Artichokes have such a wonderful sweet taste and the process of eating them leaf by leaf is so much fun. They … [Read more...]
Broccoli and Fennel Salad
This is one of my favorite recipes. It is light, flexible, and healthy. It is delicious with fresh broccoli from the farmers market, and equally good with winter broccoli from the grocery store. Best of all, it gets better with time and tastes good warm or cold, so it makes excellent leftovers! Broccoli and Fennel Salad Ingredients (serves … [Read more...]
Spring Salads
Spring is a season of salads! Actually, I think there are great salad for all seasons, but spring is one of my favorite times to celebrate bitter greens and fresh garden toppings. There are endless delicious combinations and lots of room for creativity. I've been making salads often during our travels. It's usually easy to find fresh greens and … [Read more...]
Cracking Walnuts
It was a rainy day in southern France and I sat around cracking walnuts with my godfather. There is something deeply soothing about a repetitive motion like cracking nuts - it keeps the hands busy and allows the mind to wander. It is perfect for long conversations or contemplative thoughts. In this case it was the former, but when my hands are … [Read more...]
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