Category Archives: Cooking
Pasta class in Umbria
From mid-September to mid-October, Maggie and I travelled around parts of southern Europe. We began with a couple of nights in the lovely city of Avignon, followed by a river cruise along the Rhone River from its delta – known … Continue reading
Pretty bowl of our favourite spring green
It took me until well into my 40s to develop a taste for fresh asparagus, mainly because the only asparagus spears I ever knew about came in a tin and I didn’t like those one little bit. Fortunately, I spent … Continue reading
Q: Why did the chicken legs cross the road quickly?
A: So they wouldn’t be late for dinner. My dinner! * * * * * * * Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a local newspaper invited me to nominate my ‘signature … Continue reading
Cauliflower gives goulash a happy-face lift
I first cooked beef goulash a little over five years ago, inspired by a dish I had eaten at a restaurant in Salzburg, Austria in May 2014. After a couple of attempts, I settled on a recipe and included it … Continue reading
Is cauliflower the most versatile vegetable?
One evening when Maggie was a child, her mother compelled her to eat a serving of cauliflower. It was a mistake her mother only made once! Fast-forward to 10 years ago, when a small, best-of-season cauli caught Maggie’s attention. She … Continue reading
Norwegian fish soup revision
A couple of months ago, I posted a recipe for a Norwegian fish soup. In that post, I said that, due to my enforced low-carb routine, I use less potato than specified in that recipe. I also said that I … Continue reading
Feisty dish on fish diet wish list
If Maggie and I were told that the only animal meat we could eat for the rest of our lives was fish, our reactions would differ wildly. I would be happy enough, as I like a wide variety of both … Continue reading
