By La Cuisinière | Chicken
Apple Cider Vinegar Marinade is now my new favorite basting sauce. The benefits of apple cider vinegar are out there for everyone to read about. It’s all the rage for weight loss and other home remedies but what about marinating poultry and meats? Starting this week, I am keeping a gallon jug of apple cider vinegar in my pantry […]
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By La Cuisinière | Side Dishes
Zucchini Corn Salad Recipe – Succotash salad is a summer favorite – especially with all things grilled. Ready to prepare a cool and refreshing summer salad? During the summer, we make sure to eat the freshest fruits and vegetables we find at the local farmer’s market. This Summer Succotash salad pretty much takes care of all […]
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By La Cuisinière | World Cuisine Recipes
Chicken Enchiladas Supreme are on the menu because it’s fiesta time with the leftover grilled chicken. We’re making chicken enchiladas, bathed in red sauce and topped off with shredded sharp cheddar. Have Grilled Chicken Leftovers? What do you prepare for dinner when your to-do list is a mile long, you are multi-tasking as if it […]
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By La Cuisinière | Baked Goods
Old Fashioned Rhubarb Pie – This is my take on Chef House‘s yummy quick homestyle rhubarb pie. I knew this day was coming. There are times when I think the DH does listen to what I say – or at least is very selective in what he hears. An Old Fashioned Rhubarb Pie! Rooster Pie […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Classic French Cassoulet Recipe – In other words, a recipe for a classic French Cassoulet Maison. This recipe is not as complicated as it reads. Even as a native and a newly minted cuisinière (aka “cook”), I hesitated to tackle what is, in effect, a stew recipe that takes two days to complete. In a hurry […]
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By La Cuisinière | Kitchen Musings
Melamine Outdoor Dinnerware Sets – Melamine dinner plate sets turned out to be the ideal compromise! My sister hates paper plates so, for Mom’s birthday event, I had to come up with something better than paper – something that did not require us to spend hours washing heavy stoneware dishes something along the lines of the best […]
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By La Cuisinière | Kitchen Musings
Best New Cooking Tools – Just when I consider treating myself to a dream kitchen appliance, I accidentally stumble across some of the best new, and not so new, counter top cooking appliances. Should I buy the Gourmet Slow Cooker, buy a large Fissler pressure cooker, or treat myself to a smart wifi-enabled CrockPot? Lately, I’ve […]
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By La Cuisinière | Kitchen Musings
Christmas Holiday Dinnerware Sets – Call me old-fashioned like that but I love bringing out the holiday themed dinner sets. I particularly love Spode and Portmeirion china with their very traditional Christmas designs. I guess (no, I know) the love of Spode china and Portmeirion patterns dates back to seeing all those lovely china patterns displayed […]
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By La Cuisinière | Baked Goods
Easy Fresh Lemon Pound Cake – Do you have a favorite homemade lemon pound cake recipe? This is a vintage recipe. Uncle Wen’s egg-rich fresh Lemon Pound Cake is not for the faint of heart and no friend of the waistline but once you’ve had a bite of this old fashioned classic pound cake – nothing else […]
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By La Cuisinière | All Recipes
Portuguese Peri Chicken Recipe: The local Nando’s® Peri Peri restaurant is quite popular with family members and home town residents. In fact, they are one of many featured restaurants at the “Taste of The Town” event each year. So is the local churrasqueira. In a hurry to get that chicken on the grill? Buy Ready-Made Spicy […]
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By La Cuisinière | All Recipes , Foodie Favorites
Quick Homestyle Rhubarb Pie – Backyard Rhubarb Pie – Chef Houses’ recipe oozes “Tastitude”! Nothing says summer is coming more than a fresh, quick and homestyle rhubarb pie or fresh rhubarb compote. Not everyone is crazy about this perennial vegetable but in this house, we cook it low and slow with some sugar and hint […]
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