Creole Daube is one of those recipes I have seen in Louisiana community cookbooks for years and often marked with a little sticky note flag. Those recipes are usually the short and sweet type written by home cooks who could undoubtedly make it blindfolded. You know, a list of ingredients then directions like “brown meat, cook trinity, add tomato sauce, serve.” It’s always … [Read more...] about Creole Daube
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Greek-Style Beef Stew (Stifado)
Before our last predicted snow day, I hit the grocery store so I could hunker down and cook some wintry food. I bought meat and vegetables and things that would make a nice beef stew. When it came down to it, I kept think I wanted to do something a little different from standard stew (not that there is anything wrong with that). Boeuf Bourguignon? Maybe. I do love classic … [Read more...] about Greek-Style Beef Stew (Stifado)
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
What’s better in the dark days of January than a big pot of delicious soup just ready and waiting. And the slow cooker is the easiest way to make that happen. There is a little work involved here (a very little) but the end result is a comforting, homey bowl filled with chicken and vegetables and hearty, nutty wild rice, all with a breathe of woodsy sage and herbs. Put this on … [Read more...] about Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Twice Baked French Onion Soufflés
The first time I made a twice baked soufflés, I served them elegantly on individual gratin dishes with my best china and silver as sophisticated ladies’ luncheon. I developed this version for another ladies’ luncheon (where the ladies were of course just as elegant) hosted not at my house. But it was so easy to make these soufflés ahead and turn them out onto a rimmed ceramic … [Read more...] about Twice Baked French Onion Soufflés
Homity Pie (Potato, Leek and Cheddar Pie)
I’ll admit, I was first intrigued by this dish because of the name. It seemed to me something ancient and quaint, like a medieval recipe or remnant of a Tudor kitchen. I came across this first from a food stall that sells savory pies in London. It’s a really simple dish, but still packed with flavor. So I did a little research, and as best as I can tell, its origins are not so … [Read more...] about Homity Pie (Potato, Leek and Cheddar Pie)
