Food History

It’s autumn in Australia and the falling leaves have obviously drifted into my brain and meant I didn’t sort out the Carnival dates. I finally swept out my brain and so here is the Carnival of the Recipes – a second post for the day for my regular readers and maybe not too late for everyone else to add to their cooking planning for the week. Enjoy!

I’m dividing the recipes in a very unorthodox manner this time round. They are all things I want to eat, but half of them I can’t eat. For instance, I can’t eat Katy’s lovely Steamed Mussels with Tomato and Fennel but I can most definitely rejoice in Christine’s Stuffed Peppers with Cheese (Poivron au Fromage). Instead of being sensible and dividing them according to ingredients or any other kind of logic, I’m carefully explaining to you whether I can eat them. The reason behind this is only obvious to those who live in my hometown: it’s the Monday night after a long weekend, and rationality went out the door two days ago.

Melissa’s Southwestern Meatloaf sounds like a tasty dish for the next time I have to cook for a crowd, while I shall just have to eye off Stephanie’sPepperoni Rolls.

Karen says “This is a recipe for stuffed jalapenos. These are great to serve as appetizers or finger foods for a party.” I need to find a substitute for the bacon – stuffed jalapenos is such a fabulous thought. Pasta is another fabulous food, though I rather suspect there is no substitute for shrimp (being Jewish can really limit a foodie’s joy), but I can dream, and maybe you can cook. Yi Hui Chang has a recipe for Shrimp pasta with parsley oil looks delectable. I shall have to assuage my hunger with a rather yummy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe from Bobby at Free Online Recipes.

Expat Chef must have had my restrictions in mind, as there are three dishes I can cook (and they look great – if it wasn’t nearing midnight I might be tempted into trying at least one of them immediately). Check it out. Also check out Marsha Hudnall’s Healthy Recipe: Whole Grain Bread.

I’ve been thinking of corned beef recently. It’s still hot during the day, but cold nights make me think about winter slowcooked meals. This is a good one from the World Famous recipes website and, for the Northern Hemisphere, you will be looking for light summer dishes.

So there are a bunch of recipes to try, and a bunch to yearn over. And they all look wonderful! I am so grateful for the existence of cooks who blog.