

Paprika Rice With Grilled Pork and Italian Garlic Sausages
It is fried rice but not Chinese style. My paprika rice with grilled pork and Italian garlic sausages has the flavors and aroma of the Mediterranean. It’s a recycled dish, really, made with holiday leftovers. We grilled pork and chicken on New Year’s Eve,…

Ratatouille Pasta With Bacon and Parmesan
While stews are associated with cold weather, it isn’t necessarily true for vegetable stews like ratatouille. Whatever the temperature outside, whether it’s raining or the sun is shining brightly, ratatouille is good any time of the day. So despite the summer heat, I made…

A Christmas ham story
A funny thing happened while we were preparing for our Christmas Eve meal. As agreed upon, I did not cook regular food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Instead, we ate sandwiches here and there all day. By five o’clock in the afternoon, we realized…