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mustard

Salad

Roasted Cauliflower Salad

March 28, 2015

Roasted Cauliflower Salad

Cauliflower is now trendier than kale. I am kind of pleased by this. Much as I like kale, I won’t miss that awful ‘cabbagey’ smell you get with cooked kale. I feel like every restaurant I walked into last year smelled of kale. It’s kind of how I imagined Ireland smelled in the 1940’s, when all they had was kale and potatoes as vegetables. Continue Reading…

Lunch

Eggs Croustade

January 23, 2015

Eggs Croustade stasty.com

One my favorite tea time suppers is a simple boiled egg and toasted soldiers. It’s easy, tasty, and such comfort food.  It’s also nostalgic, and reminds me of being a child, enjoying the wonder of small toasted soldiers. Continue Reading…

Sides

Veggies with Maple, Caper Dressing

November 21, 2014

Veggies with Maple, Caper Dressing

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful holiday and food is such a central part to the day – turkey, cranberry sauce, sweet potato pie, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and pecan pie. I bet you are drooling now, just at the thought of it. Continue Reading…

Brunch

Oeufs Au Plat Jambon-Fromage

September 17, 2013

Oeufs Plats

It’s odd that when I lived in France I never came across this dish,  and now I live in Seattle and I suddenly discover ouefs au plat jambon-fromage, the greatest and most versatile dish ever.  It’s basically some ham, thinly sliced with some soft cooked eggs, melted bubbling Gruyere, a pinch of salt and a flourish of freshly cracked pepper. Continue Reading…