July.
When we lived in the US that meant evening gin & tonic cruises on the lake, weekend picnics, and late-night swims.
Here it means unexpected storms that come barreling through with high winds, drenching rains and manage to do lots of damage in about … Continue reading.....
This is one of our favorite spring salads.
It has all the right ingredients: fresh greens, asparagus and green garlic.
Add capers, olives and tomatoes and I could easily eat it every day at least once.
Sadly, I’m forced into buying my salad greens this … Continue reading.....
When we lived in MN we used to go to a popular restaurant on the lake we lived on.
In the summer we went by boat, which was a great way to end the day.
Sorry, lost in the memories there for a moment….
Their … Continue reading.....
I had a counter full of tomatoes, all looking rather ugly. They were cracked and spotted and unripe in spots.
Some of them had hard white spots under the skin but I didn’t know that until I peeled them.
Some of them were sadly lacking … Continue reading.....
I always plant too much.
I plant too much because, sometimes, it’s not enough.
Any gardener knows that all a family of two needs is one courgette / zucchini plant.
Maybe two.
But I like to have enough to make soup for the freezer for … Continue reading.....
I love lentils of all types: little French green lentils; traditional brown or tan lentils; the pretty red lentils that cook down to the consistency of a puree; and the tiny black Beluga lentils that (supposedly) resemble caviar.
I love them in soup, as a … Continue reading.....
Now that the lettuce is done we turn our attention to other salads.
It’s always nice to have a salad on hand in the fridge to have for an easy lunch or quick addition to dinner.
I love pasta and rice salads, but I’m referring … Continue reading.....
This is a ‘composed’ salad, rather than a ‘tossed’ salad.
The ingredients are arranged (artfully) on a bed of lettuce, and the dressing is drizzled over the top. As in most salads, it’s very flexible, ingredients can be added or subtracted to suit taste and … Continue reading.....
