Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
We’ve always wanted to try our hand at making sausages. We have friends that do it. It’s one of those things we’ve just never gotten around to. A friend makes venison and wild boar sausages during hunting season and we … Continue reading…
I miscalculated my lettuce planting. Normally, I buy 3 flats of lettuce ‘sets’. Each flat has 12 lettuce plants. I plant 36 lettuce plants and, normally, lose 12 – 15 after planting due to slugs, worms, birds, whatever. We usually … Continue reading…
I like sauces. I can and will eat foods without sauce. Sometimes I even choose not to have a sauce. But, when I’m eating the same or similar food often, I often opt for a sauce. Sauces offer a variety … Continue reading…
I use the term “salad” loosely with this dish. It’s not hot like a usual rice side, but it’s not cold like a usual salad. It’s a bit like what our weather has been: not cold like early spring but … Continue reading…
Summer brings a huge variety of colorful veggies. At the moment, my potager isn’t producing anything. The lettuce is finished (pulled the last of it today) and the chard, beans, summer squash, and sweet corn are a long way from … Continue reading…
I miscalculated my lettuce planting. Normally, I buy 3 flats of lettuce ‘sets’. Each flat has 12 lettuce plants. I plant 36 lettuce plants and, normally, lose 12 – 15 after planting due to slugs, worms, birds, whatever. We usually … Continue reading…
Wiki tells me that Pasta Primavera is an Italian-American dish, invented in the ’70’s, featuring pasta and vegetables in a cream sauce. This isn’t that. I actually didn’t know that when I made this. Primavera is Italian for spring so … Continue reading…