Seasonal Cooking – Page 25

January 21, 2011

Not Really So Texas-Style Chili

I love this chili! I've made it twice in the past month. It's really good...not mouth-burningly spicy (but it has a kick), very complex and if you are not from Texas, it's perfectly appropriate to add beans, imho. Hooray! If you want your chili all meaty and Texas-like, just increase the meat to 3 pounds …

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January 16, 2011

French Fridays, Uhm, Sunday, with Dorie: Gnocchi a la Parisienne

Well, damn, where did the week go? I really meant to do this week's French Fridays with Dorie post Thursday night. But instead, I got home from work and watched tv with jwa. Then, I was going to post this Friday night (better a little late than never, ) but once again foiled! This time …

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January 10, 2011

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts and Capers

This is now my favorite Brussels Sprouts recipe ever. As a late convert to sprouts, I thought I had done almost every delicious thing with them so far -- braising, roasting, shredding & tossing with tasty things, but this roasting + tossing with tasty things has them all beat! The original recipe was for frying, …

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January 5, 2011

Monster Pork Chops, Yo!

Sometimes a person just wants a big hunk of meat, preferable still attached to a bone. Grrrrr! This is a recipe for one of those times. I really liked the sauce, as it had a very nice, fresh flavor and not too much heat. If you want more spiciness though, you can add more jalapeno …

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December 31, 2010

Is It Still Pumpkin Season? I Hope So! Because Here's One Stuffed with Everything Good!

So, here it is the last night of 2010 and I am posting about pumpkin...a pumpkin dish that we had last month, even. Is that wrong? I think one of my resolutions should be to post more! This is a recipe by Dorie Greenspan from her new book, Around My French Table, which I have …

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