Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Random musings and comments and insights from an American Expat living in France.
Braised Sunchokes Continuing on with catching up: The memes: 1. The Expatriate Chef tagged me with this "Memoir Meme". It is based on a bet Hemingway made that he could sum up his life in six words. As it has always been a challenge for me to use fewer rather than more words, I accepted … Continue reading…
Pasta with Prosciutto and Chevre Remember my epiphany about my blog and website looking vastly different on different monitors? I decided it might not be prudent for me to recalibrate all the monitors I came in contact with. It would certainly be prudent to recalibrate my own. After spending the morning tweaking controls, changing percentages … Continue reading…
Yesterday was a big day; a big shopping day. I was charged with buying all of the things that we can’t get in France, and I must say the list is getting smaller every year. It’s not that we can find more of the ‘stuff’ in France so much as we are realizing that we … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe Minnesota in winter! Now I remember why we moved. Right now it's 0F (-18C) with -15F (-25C) windchill. Tomorrow it's supposed to be cold. (-15F temp. -30F windchill) I have scraped ice off of my car windows. I have brushed snow off of my car windows. I have driven in a … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe Waterlife: the theme for this month's "Heart of the Matter", promoting healthy eating for a healthy life. I'll let everyone else explain how incredibly good fish and shellfish are for us and our hearts, full of Omega 3 and 6, and all that. I'm taking a stroll down memory lane. I … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe Tuna Salad. When I was growing up this mixture of canned tuna, Creamettes, green peas, celery, cubed faux cheese and mayonnaise was a staple of summer picnics and family reunions. My mother made it at least six times a summer and we all loved it. When my sister got married she … Continue reading…
Stop by Rosa's Yummy Yums for the Sunday Brunch recap after 30 June. (added June 23) Paul, a fellow Wisconsinite from Writing at the Kitchen Table, tagged me for the Brunch Meme. Sunday Brunch! Back in the days before we gave any thought to calories, cholesterol or any form of (shudder) healthy eating, Sunday Brunch … Continue reading…