Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Goat cheese has a distinctive ‘tang’ that we really like. It comes in as many styles as cow cheese which makes it equally flexible and an easy substitute if you’re looking for something different. One can find soft, medium, hard, … Continue reading…
The best part about growing my own tomatoes is that I have so many I don’t have to be careful with them. I don’t feel guilty if some feed the compost rather than me. So I can be creative. Fresh … Continue reading…
When I was a child in a midwestern small town the only mushrooms we knew about came in cans. Cream of Mushroom Soup, in the red & white can, was a kitchen staple for sauces and hot dishes. To me, … Continue reading…
My mother did one of two things to vegetables: doused them with browned butter or stirred in heavy cream. In retrospect, she grew up on a farm and was used to cooking for the family and hired hands. Adding fat … Continue reading…
We love sage. My mother would put a tsp of years-old crumbled sage into enough Thanksgiving turkey dressing to feed 20 and worry that she used too much. I’ll add 12 or 15 fresh sage leaves to a handful of … Continue reading…
Couscous is the perfect lazy, summertime food. Well, actually, it’s the perfect lazy, anytime food. I’m referring to the couscous normally sold in most western countries. It’s such tiny pasta (yes, it’s pasta) that it doesn’t require cooking. Just add … Continue reading…
When I was a child in a midwestern small town the only mushrooms we knew about came in cans. Cream of Mushroom Soup, in the red & white can, was a kitchen staple for sauces and hot dishes. To me, … Continue reading…