Comments on a good american wife: All In A Braise Work: Fennel, Olives and Tomatoes

Nithya-It's just as good without the meat. I had i...

2009-03-09T08:37:00.000-07:00

Nithya-

It's just as good without the meat. I had it both ways!

-Anne

This sounds and looks delicious...I love the Le Cr...

2009-03-07T14:22:00.000-08:00

This sounds and looks delicious...I love the Le Creuset pot too and have been meaning to get one. I'll probably try out the veggie version of this.

They'll love it Julie! It's even better after sitt...

2009-03-06T10:42:00.000-08:00

They'll love it Julie! It's even better after sitting a day or two.

I never think of making things like this and I don...

2009-03-06T10:13:00.000-08:00

I never think of making things like this and I don't know why because it has all my favorite things in it.

I usually visit my parents once a week and cook something for them that will make leftovers. (In an attempt to keep them from living on frozen foods.) I'm thinking I'll make a pot of this next time I go.

You said it all, Cate. Childhood fear. CHILDHOOD. ...

2009-03-04T17:57:00.000-08:00

You said it all, Cate. Childhood fear. CHILDHOOD. My husband is a child.

yum! yum yum yum. that combines all of our favorit...

2009-03-04T15:11:00.000-08:00

yum! yum yum yum. that combines all of our favorite flavors, esp. since we've rediscovered fennel recently. i'm so glad i got over my childhood fear of olives -- i can't imagine what i would be missing now. thank you!

So glad you liked it! It's a new favorite in my ho...

2009-03-03T13:00:00.000-08:00

So glad you liked it! It's a new favorite in my house.

Definitely the fennel and the bones, then. Well, ...

2009-03-03T12:46:00.000-08:00

Definitely the fennel and the bones, then. Well, it was still amazing. Even with double the amount of fennel! :) Thanks for posting this.

Oh, and I'd say the fennel amounted to about 5 cup...

2009-03-03T12:26:00.000-08:00

Oh, and I'd say the fennel amounted to about 5 cups.

Hi Laurie-My pot was pretty full too, and I only u...

2009-03-03T12:25:00.000-08:00

Hi Laurie-

My pot was pretty full too, and I only used 3 bulbs and they were rather small. It was all they had at my food coop. Using bone-in thighs sounds great! I bet that gave your braise even more flavor. Maybe the bones added more to your pot too?

I just tried this, and it was incredible!! I did ...

2009-03-03T12:18:00.000-08:00

I just tried this, and it was incredible!! I did use bone in thighs, they were 83 cents a pound; and just took off the skin. It took about an hour and a half for everything to get tender.

I think we have the exact same pot, but for some reason mine was overflowing. It might have something to do with the fennel - I could only get large fennel at the store, so I used two and ended up with over 11 cups of fennel. How many cups do you think you put in yours?

Truth be told, Elizabeth, I found out later that h...

2009-03-02T09:25:00.000-08:00

Truth be told, Elizabeth, I found out later that he just put the olives back in the pot.

Sara-I thought we were nearing spring. But we just got a blizzard, so we're deeper in winter than I'd like.

Emily-The grass is always greener, eh? I'd kill for summer right now.

Mmm, braises. We down under are still suffering ex...

2009-03-01T00:12:00.000-08:00

Mmm, braises. We down under are still suffering extreme high temperatures and it appears summer will never finish...perhaps if it ever cools down I'll give this a go, as I think it may continue my slow but steady approach towards learning to love fennel (tomatoes do seem to do something in the cooking process which mellows out the aniseed flavour, don't you think?).

Funny, I was just thinking about how confused I am...

2009-02-28T14:27:00.000-08:00

Funny, I was just thinking about how confused I am about what season we are in. I thought maybe it was because I've been a recluse of late -- lounging around the house for three days straight without actually feeling any weather on me -- but I actually stepped outside today, and I'm still confused about what season it is. Part of me is ready for spring peas, another part wants a thick winter stew. This seems like a perfect way to straddle the seasons (which sounds delightfully naughty!). Thanks!

I too married someone who won't eat olives, or cap...

2009-02-28T11:06:00.000-08:00

I too married someone who won't eat olives, or capers for that matter. I've tried passing them off in a dish as "just salty". It didn't work. Maybe I should try the "salty grapes" line.