Category: winter
Photo Friday (#8)
| March 16, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under photo Friday, photography, photos, winter |
Happy photo Friday, everyone! BTW, in case you are hungry, stay tuned: tomorrow I am posting a delicious slow cooked tomato-pork sauce: traditional “ragu’ della domenica”. It is the perfect thing to bring family together at one table on Sundays. (The previous photo Fridays: #1 here, #2 here., #3 here and #4 here, #5 here,… more
a winter ritual: marmellata di mandarini
| January 27, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under sweets, winter |
Growing up, we had this winter ritual, usually in December, when the mandarin trees are laden with fruits: we would sit around the wooden table in the kitchen to make “marmellata di mandarini” (mandarin orange marmalade), and be a family. (me and my dad making marmellata in the kitchen) My mother received the original recipe… more
Tiny journeys in my kitchen: a gift from Autumn (& clementine martini)
| November 21, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under Drinks and cocktails, winter |
Autumn brought this gift in my kitchen: I peeled the minuscule clementine (bright orange but unassuming) the scent from the zest’s oils hit my nose, the sugary tart juice hit my taste buds, and there he was… right inside the citruses segments: my father, with his sigarette-stained hands his black mustache and sideburns in a… more
Pear cake with wild-flower honey glaze
| May 4, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under cake, dessert, fall, pear, sweets, winter |
First of all, apologies if I have not posted in a few days…I have been busy settling into a new job (same company)!!! It is challenging yet at the same time extremely interesting and stimulating. But enough about work! Here’s a cake that comes together really fast but that has the aroma of ancient sweetness. I… more
Roasted red beets: a soup, a pasta and a salad
| April 17, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under beets, pasta and grains, salads, soup, vegetables, winter |
I did not grow up eating beets. I think my family was intimidated by their ugliness and earthiness.But I learned to love them over the past few years. The simplest way – and tastiest – is to slow roast them in the oven with oil, salt and pepper, wrapped in foil.They are ready to eat just… more
Short ribs braised in red wine and fennel (seeds and bulb), with "semolino"
| April 12, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under braised, meats, short ribs, winter |
I had braised tender fall-off-the-bone short ribs recently at one of the supper clubs me and my husband occasionally attend (see the third course of that dinner here). So I NEEDED to make them again at home, for friends.I cooked them the day before to allow for the flavors to “marry” well and to allow for… more
Pear and almond frangipane tart, with apricot glaze
| March 3, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under autumn, dessert, fall, frangipane, pear, sweets, tart, winter |
I had four gorgeous pears that were just ripe in my kitchen and a few guests coming for dinner over the week-end which made for the perfect chance to make a delicious tart. Pears and almonds are really good friends. So here is the result. It was also a beautiful one (someone might even doubt you made it at… more
Cauliflower Soup with Red Beet Chips
| March 2, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under soup, soups, vegetables, vegetarian, winter |
Talk about a child’s veggie nightmare: cauliflower and beets!!!But…alas… a dream it was Not only is this soup a very elegant dish to serve to adults for a dinner party (soup shots even?) but it stands the test of a 4 and 6 years old who licked their plate clean!The recipe is from Thomas Keller’s… more
Miso soup (Misoshiru): Japanese comfort soup
| February 8, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under Japanese, miso, soup, soups, winter |
The Japanese know how to eat healthy and savory at the same time. I try to cook Japanese once a week.For many prepartions, I especially love using miso paste. I spread it on salmon together with ginger and soy sauce for a delicious broiled treat. And I use it for Miso soup (Misoshiru). It’s a… more
1:1 Bolognese sauce, on fettucine (easy decadence)
| January 13, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under meats, pasta and grains, sauces, winter |
Bolognese sauce is the ultimate winter comfort food when it comes down to pasta.I typically do not measure my ingredients when I make this sauce but I decided to pay close attention this time around to able to tell it to you, my readers. To make things easier I tested an hypothesis: that I could… more
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