Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Soup is a perfect way to start a meal. This is a collection of light soups, both hot and cold, to start your dinner or have as a light lunch.
I’ts soup time chez nous. Everyday I go out to my potager and come back with a full basket of vegetables. That’s the thing about kitchen gardens…. You wait and watch and water and wonder if you’ll ever get anything … Continue reading…
Hot and spicy can be difficult terms when it comes to describing food. Or, at least, they seem to be for me. I recently had a conversation during which I said I didn’t eat ‘hot’ food. The conclusion was that … Continue reading…
While I take a break visiting family, step back with me in time to 3 years ago, when we were homeless, to the beginning of this project…. And all of our frustrations: THEY say, when life hands you lemons…… For … Continue reading…
Summer vacation is over. Work has returned to the inside of the house. First on the list is to finish the ceiling in the hall. We have a ceiling fan that we want installed before winter. It doesn’t seem right … Continue reading…
First….. Friday was The Glorious Twelfth! For those of you who don’t know what The Glorious Twelfth is, in the interest of not repeating myself, yet again, please read about it here….. Yes, it is, in fact, more than just … Continue reading…
As long as I an in the US, visiting family and having a wee holiday, I thought I would entertain you by reprinting: The Saga of the Titre de Sejour, French Paperwork in 4-parts Part VI August 2, 2006 We … Continue reading…
Yes, I know that half the world is still enjoying summer – but it’s the end of summer and soup is a wonderful way of preserving all those beautiful summer and fall vegetables. I also know that the other half … Continue reading…