I have, occasionally, talked about things that are different here.
One that I don’t think I’ve mentioned is ground beef.
Standard packaging in the U.S. is (or, at least, used to be) 1lb, 16oz.
Even when I was a child and was sent to the … Continue reading.....
One of our teachers at French school grew up on a farm. Her father was a butcher. We were discussing the differences in beef between the U.S. and France. Mon mari explained the concept of ‘ageing beef’.
She was absolutely disgusted by the thought.
French … Continue reading.....
Do you like Ramen?
Or just noodles of any sort?
I love noodles and pasta of every size, shape or nationality (including Ramen)
This is also a re-post, the original having been done years ago (as usual) but, as we have been eating a lot … Continue reading.....
This is a re-do of a post I did years ago.
The photo I had was not very appetizing….
Beef in a red wine / brown sauce is hard to photo creatively. I even commented in the post about it at the time.
This one … Continue reading.....
I like putting spinach with ground beef – burgers, meat loaf and, now, meatballs.
It only takes an extra minute or two and I don’t have to bother with another vegetable.
Plus I can justify eating more meatballs and that’s always a good thing.
About … Continue reading.....
Whenever I ask mon mari if there is anything he would like for dinner in the near future his answer is always the same:
Meat Loaf if it’s winter; Barbecued Chicken if it’s summer
Really…. I have no idea why I ask him. Maybe I … Continue reading.....
Did I mention we are getting into easy cooking?
If mon mari doesn’t want to cook on the grill (cold rain, for example) I’ll do something simple in a skillet.
Anything with a quick pan sauce works.
I had veal but this would also be … Continue reading.....
When we lived in the US our traditional Christmas Eve dinner was Prime Rib / Standing Rib Roast, Yorkshire Pudding and Asparagus with Hollandaise.
We’ve tried to replicate that here but it just can’t be done.
We came close to the prime rib one year, … Continue reading.....
