Menu du jour simmering : 17 Recipes


  • Recipe Simmering Summer Ratatouille
    Simmering Summer Ratatouille
    August is a challenging time to be a farmer or a farmers market devotee. The heat and the drought take their toll and you can see it at the markets - some are taking a hiatus for August, others are pared down in size (the Downtown Austin Market will[...]
  • Recipe Slow-Simmering Spaghetti Sauce
    Slow-Simmering Spaghetti Sauce
    I'm still trying to find the perfect spaghetti sauce - this one was good, but not what I wanted. Nothing measures up to Prego :( What you need: 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 large onions, chopped 1 (58 oz.) can Italian-style tomatoes,[...]
  • Recipe Simmering Summer: Milan at Ferragosto
    Simmering Summer: Milan at Ferragosto
    Milan normally swelters in August, and there is a steady desertion of the city which peaks at Ferragosto, the national holiday in the middle of the month. This year cooler weather and the credit crunch weren't enough to stop the exodus either. Apart[...]
  • Recipe Simmering Summer: Milan at Ferragosto
    Simmering Summer: Milan at Ferragosto
    Milan normally swelters in August, and there is a steady desertion of the city which peaks at Ferragosto, the national holiday in the middle of the month. This year cooler weather and the credit crunch weren't enough to stop the exodus either. Apart[...]
  • Recipe The Twelve Treats of Christmas: Simmering Cider Stars
    The Twelve Treats of Christmas: Simmering Cider Stars
    First, there were Cider Beetles . Then there were Mulling Minnows . And now I give you: Cider Stars! (Mostly because I am not artistic enough to accomplish the other two, so I had to simplify it for my little pea-brain. ) The basic idea is a[...]
  • Recipe Boiling and Simmering Vegetables to Perfection (not death)
    Boiling and Simmering Vegetables to Perfection (not death)
    I feel a bit like Blanche DuBois from Street Car Named Desire . Of late I’ve been relying on the kindness of strangers (and friends, and family). From the shop that opened a half hour early so we could buy water when our supply was[...]
  • Recipe Gourmet Gin is Simmering a Pot of Tom Yum Soup
    Gourmet Gin is Simmering a Pot of Tom Yum Soup
    I am surrounded by people with the flu, people with Mono (for over an entire YEAR) people that are now on their second cold, people that are plagued with allergies, people who claim their immune systems are "just out of whack" and then[...]
  • Recipe Happy New Year and a simmering pot of 2010 GOOD FORTUNE
    Happy New Year and a simmering pot of 2010 GOOD FORTUNE
    Happy 2010! Yes, I am a ?little bit? behind. The holidays have been (shall I say) hectic for me. I have one son home from college and another son looking forward to college. I have had ?big? kids in and out of my house. I have simmered and[...]
  • Recipe Chicken with Sausages, Artichokes, and White Wine
    Chicken with Sausages, Artichokes, and White Wine
    One more great Food52 inspired recipe to share before moving on to new things – this chicken dish is simple to prepare, but fancy and flavorful enough to make for a special occasion. For me, the special occasion was a weekend supper (my[...]
  • Recipe Potpourri for simmering
    Potpourri for simmering
    (For fragrance only) 4 Oranges 4 Tangerines 4 Lemons 24 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks, -broken into 1-inch pieces 1/4 c Whole cloves 1/4 c Juniper berries 2 ts Ground nutmeg Remove zests (colored part only) from citrus with vegetable peeler.[...]