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Polenta is simply ground corn which can be cooked in a number of ways. Boiling dry polenta gives you a delicious and creamy porridge – aka, grits. (For more on grits, check out my post on Shrimp and Grits, with a little history of my beloved corn buds). Likewise, polenta is also sold precooked, refrigerated […]
The warm (and often humid) summer weather begs for fresh juicy fruits thrown into salads. It’s a great way to boost the nutrients in your salad, add a serving of fruit to your day and quench your summer driven thirst. Spinach and crisp red cabbage topped with juicy orange slices, red onion, sunflower seeds and […]
One of the great things about staying with Gill and Jorge in Aranjuez is the availability of the awesome organic veg! Gill has experimented in the garden and created a “salad bed” – a garden bed dedicated to salad stuff. A variety of different lettuces, herbs and edible flowers. It’s so nice to go out back and […]
With other vegetables, that is. This time, my farro meshed quite well with some asparagus, mushrooms and peas. It also enjoyed being surrounded by a scarf of raw mustard greens, and being lightly sprinkled with some freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano. Interesting tid-bits about this dish: Mustard greens paired with peas create a complete protein (didn’t learn that […]
Pronounced “knee-swah”, this French salad is not your typical light fare. Salad Nicoise is a mixture of tomatoes, green beans, onions, olives, tuna, hard boiled egg and potatoes tossed in a vinaigrette and placed over salad greens. The potatoes, tuna and hard boiled egg give this salad a nice heartiness. Paired with a little homemade rosemary focaccia and you’ve […]
Grits are a nice comfort food. Growing up I had grits for breakfast fairly often, and when I have them now, I’m reminded of the comforts from my childhood. Being from Pennsylvania, however, my mom wouldn’t touch grits with a 10 foot poll. As we know, grits are most certainly not a favorite among northerners. […]
