Usually when I make quiche it’s as a main course, filled with both meat and vegetables. For a change, I decided to have it as a side dish – well, a combination side dish, working as both the rice and … Continue reading
We turned the boiler / furnace (my explanation of the difference between boiler and furnace is here) at the end of April. It had been nice, the forecast was good and it was the END of April. We were too early. Since … Continue reading
The weather is crap – too cold, wet, windy, whatever to do any work outside. Our visitors are gone. That means I’ve had 3 days of uninterrupted computer time. Although it wasn’t nearly as much fun as having friends to … Continue reading
This month the Babes get Basic. With just five ingredients, (one of them water) this is bread at its simplest. Well, the ingredients are simple, the method raised some questions / concerns / something. Check the Babes’ blogs for the … Continue reading
While I’m waiting for my lettuce and spinach to get large enough to pick we have to be happy with other types of salad. Fortunately, we were more than happy with this one. One of the best finds since we’ve … Continue reading
First – the important stuff. I was unable (or I screwed up, one of the two) to move the email subscriptions when I moved the blog. They are handled by a different server (and I have more excuses if you … Continue reading
There was a time when I thought Lunch at Ramon’s was long and tiring.. That was before we started living here. We just had the Spring Sunday Lunch in the village. I’m exhausted and I may never eat again. Never….. … Continue reading
Puff pastry makes wonderful ‘tarts’. The asparagus and green garlic are blanched quickly first. Then it’s just assemble and bake, for an easy but impressive first course. Asparagus and Green Garlic Tarts Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 6 slim asparagus … Continue reading
I’ve been struggling. I may have mentioned this before. Had I known that the weather was going to stay cool and rainy I would have been prepared to happily continue on with winter cooking. But we keep getting the odd … Continue reading
Salad season is starting. I know, most of you probably eat salads all year long. We don’t. Two reasons: We eat lettuce and spinach when they’re in season. For spinach that’s spring and fall; for lettuce, that’s late spring through mid-summer … Continue reading