Cherry Tomato & Shallot Clafoutis

Clafoutis is a dessert, usually made with cherries , but I decided to make a version with "cherries". Cherry tomatoes, …

Corn Fritters

"To a pint of grated corn add two well beaten eggs; one-half cup of cream, and a half cup of flour; with one-half spoon of b…

Stir-Fried Green Beans with Peanuts

Originally this dish was long beans with cashews. You can use long beans, if you can find them, but regular green beans are just …

Cheese-Stuffed Zucchini

Another day, another boat! This time it's one we found in the zucchini patch. Fortunately, the rind was not tough and the see…

Liver & Tomato Casserole, Possibly with Mushrooms & Bacon

Liver: some people love it, and some people loathe it. I admit to liking it quite a lot. I was brought up in the days when people…

Beet & Celeriac Soup

A medium celeriac, I would say, is about the size of a baseball or somewhat larger. They do vary in size quite a bit. Let's s…

Steamed Potatoes

This is a pretty straightforward way to cook potatoes; I only note it because I wanted to see if cooking coloured fleshed potatoe…

Stir-Fried Cabbage & Carrots

Oh good, let's have something besides sugar and desserts this week. I was starting to get a little alarmed there when I looke…