I never ate chard before I moved to the middle of nowhere, France.
Rainbow chard became popular in the US back when I was sitll flying back and forth frequently.
I bought some seeds and the rest, as they say, is history.
Rainbow chard is different than the chard that I see in the markets, It has thin stems (mostly) … Continue reading.....
One more pasta salad for summer.
This is my personal favorite.
Mon Mari doesn’t really like tuna salad of any sort.
That means, of course, that I get it all for myself and can make it anyway I like.
This is only vaguely similar to the Tuna Salad I grew up with.
I added a fresh tomato…. My mother would … Continue reading.....
No one (that I know of) has said that a crumble has to be sweet. Well, maybe Google…..
The difference between a crumble and a crisp, according to Google, is that a crisp normally contains oats and a crumble doesn’t.
It also says that both are a fruit dessert but I dare to be different.
Why can’t they be a … Continue reading.....
I was a waitress in high school and college. Later, when they were just starting to be available, I sold computerized restaurant ordering systems. It was standard, at the time, that restaurants, particularly those that catered to office people, be able to turn their tables every 20 minutes.
That means that, from the time a diner sits down until they … Continue reading.....
As many of my readers know, in order to have boneless pork chops of a thickness I want I buy pork loin roasts and cut my own.
Roasts here are always tied tightly to be perfectly oval, and often have a layer of thin fat wrapped around them (like bacon, but with no lean).
I always look at both exposed … Continue reading.....
The chard has been doing well this year.
We’ve been alternating between summer squash and chard for the last 2 months or so, ever since I pulled the last of the lettuce.
Normally, I have green beans in that rotation….
After the initial bunny attack I had them growing quite well.
Then we had the hot weather and they seemed … Continue reading.....
A lot of my long-time readers know my opinion on diets and most food trends. I believe that any food regimen that eliminates an entire class of food, whether it’s carbohydrates, fat, or ‘anything green’ is not a sustainable, healthy option.
Eating a variety of foods gives us a necessary variety of nutrients.
I haven’t always thought this way…. Years … Continue reading.....
I have decided to break my own, self-imposed rule about using instructional photos.
There is the old adage: ‘A picture is worth ten thousand words’.
I will, however, not post my few how-to photos before the recipe.
The reason I get so irritated with bloggers who post step-by-step-by-step photos on every recipe is that they post them before the recipe. … Continue reading.....
