Healthy Food . . . . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . . . . Easy Recipes . . . . . . & Musing from an Expat in France
We live in the country. We have dogs on purpose. The rest of the critters lived here first but are always entertaining…. Well, sometimes.
She wasn’t supposed to be ours. We had just lost Emma and Sedi and were debating whether or not to get another dog. When we called our friend in Spain to let him know Emma had died (he had given her to us) he told us that Misty had just had a litter. The rest, … Continue reading…
Traditional stuffed pepper recipes have one boiling the pepper halves in a large pot of water for 5 minutes (or so) before filling. This is the preferred method if the filling is going to be tomato based and topped with cheese but there is an easier way if the peppers are going to be finished … Continue reading…
I had my first vegetable garden when I was about six years old. There was a little patch behind the garage that my mother ‘gave’ to me to grow whatever I wanted. Even at that age I grew mainly food…. I remember planting radishes, carrots, lettuce and one row of flowers – zinnias I think. … Continue reading…
As the season comes to a close I am ‘allowed’ (ha) to get more creative with our asparagus. Actually, it means that mon mari will join me in whatever I’m eating rather than sticking to his favorite finish of butter, salt and pepper. I’m perfectly happy to divide the asparagus, toss his in a skillet … Continue reading…
Stuffed Pimientoes are common on the menus in Spain. Often they’re stuffed with a ground or very finely chopped mixture of fish, cream, egg and herbs. Well, we all know how fond mon mari is of fish…. We are, however, truly fond of both goat cheese and dry-cured ham. As to the garlic chives – … Continue reading…
I like gnocchi. The fluffy little pillows of potato and flour cook in under two minutes once they hit the boiling water I like fast and easy. But I like them fried even better. Put them right from the boiling water into a hot skillet with olive oil and brown well. The get a wonderful crunchy … Continue reading…
We love eggs…. But I can’t be bothered to make them for breakfast. Sometimes we have breakfast for dinner but more often I make eggs for starters. One can be a bit more creative with eggs in the evening. This is a variation on a Basque dish of peppers and tomatoes. It’s a simple dish, … Continue reading…
