We eat a lot of chicken. I rarely buy a whole chicken, and buying a whole ‘cut-up’ chicken, which I used to do in the U.S., is not an option here. I can get boneless, skinless chicken breasts, chicken thighs with legs, which we then cut apart, and, occasionally, chicken wings, or just chicken thighs. Even more rare, and only in summer, are just chicken legs. When I was a … Continue reading →
This is a new squash for me this year – Ronde de Nice, aka Gourmet Globe. They are perfect for hollowing out and stuffing. If one remembers to check them daily and pick when a reasonable size, they are also a perfect individual serving size. If they are a little bigger, like the one I used for this, cut in in half for two servings. If it hid for more … Continue reading →
I have a French potager. Well, of course I do. I also have French doors and windows and everything else…. I live in France. But my potager has taken it a step further…. It has French language cd’s floating above it. In my efforts to convince the birds to leave my lettuce and chard alone I strung cd’s everywhere I could attach a string. Rather than use music cd’s I … Continue reading →
This was so simple I debated posting it….. I decided that sometimes, we all can use a simple snack and it doesn’t get much easier than this. This Pizza Snack happened because, during lock-down, we got the wrong kind of bread. I was baking bread and mon mari was very happy with it – except for his sandwiches. The home-made bread made great toast but didn’t live up to his … Continue reading →
This is a warm salad rather than a hot pasta main course. It’s summer. We like food that can be finished, and then left to sit a bit while we enjoy the sunset and a glass of chilled rosado. We never been particularly precise about mealtimes. We tend to be even more relaxed, both with the cooking and the eating, in summer. The pandemic has given us an opportunity to … Continue reading →
Summer has arrived. We are now alternating between chard and summer squash every day. Last week we were keeping the house closed up because it was cold; this week it’s closed because it’s hot. I opened the windows to close the shutters against the afternoon sun and a lizard fell on my head. I don’t know where it went. In honor of summer I sent an email to Steve the … Continue reading →
A few months ago, just before lock-down, I was planning a dinner party for a few friends. It was going to be Moroccan food, with a lamb tagine, couscous, chickpeas, etc. Lock-down happened before the dinner party and I was left with all the ingredients but only the 2 of us to eat it. The lamb went in the freezer and the rest joined the other staples in my pantry. … Continue reading →
