Shrimp Étouffée

It seems October has vanished right before my eyes. I had a handful of posts for this month…and I notice that none of them are here! So…I’m going to try to catch up…here goes… In French, the word “étouffée” means “smothered” or “suffocated.”  It is said to be similar to gumbo, but much thicker. Quite [...]

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Appearing Regularly: Mediterranean Shrimp Sauté

I have them.  You have them, too. Those dishes that show up several times a month because they are simple and use things which you tend to always have on hand…chances are you don’t even use a recipe for them, right? We all know the standard regulars: tacos, spaghetti, burgers. But what about the ones [...]

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Greens!

It’s hard to escape a farmers’ market without a big bunch of leafy greens. These greens weren’t actually mine.  My mother bought them.  She got swept up in the chef demonstration recipe which included turnips and bison and some other things I can’t remember.  Anyway, she didn’t expect to use all of them, and so [...]

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