Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Vegetables make a great first course or starter. And one can be a little more decadent or fancy when the serving is small.
Cabbage Rolls We splurged at FNAC the other day. I may have mentioned that we don't have actual television here in Vlad's House. We do have a DVD player. We were in FNAC (huge multi-media store) last week and went a bit crazy at their 'Holiday Specials' table. We had already watched all of our boxed sets of … Continue reading…
Butternut Squash with Walnuts and Cheese The bright green, yellow and white courgette, or summer squashes are slowly being replaced by the dusky green, bright orange and cream winter squashes. Summer squashes, including various types of zucchini, pattypan and yellow crookneck, are normally picked young and the entire vegetable, including skin, is eaten. They can … Continue reading…
Chickpea Patties Hard to believe it was last Sunday that Sher left us…. Hard to believe it’s already been a week…. Hard to believe it’s only been seven days….. When the Bread Baking Babes decided to make and post one of Sher’s recipes today, instead of the more mundane Bread, I immediately went to What … Continue reading…
Zucchini, Tomato and Mozzarella Stacks Summer has arrived, finally, here in the Vendée. We've had crystal clear blue skies, light breezes and temperatures hitting 30C (86F) during the afternoon. The grass has gone into it's summer dormancy, the weeds have quit growing and the British are overrunning everything. I did the weekly shopping today and … Continue reading…
This is the antithesis of the Caprese Salad. And it's not 'Fried Green Tomatoes', either. It's everything that one does not, normally, want. But, I'm not getting a decent spring, now, either, am I? Fried Tomatoes with Fresh Mozzarella You want rather hard, supermarket tomatoes for this, not nice, fresh garden ones and cow's milk … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe I love travel: getting up at 4am; sitting on the tarmac for hours; seeing how multiple airports handle security screening; walking around in my stocking feet in public places; sitting next to a Righteous Complainer for 13 hours…. Travel has such a way of broadening one's experience! It started out well … Continue reading…
Tomato Flan with Avocado These simple flans have the look and consistency of a soufflé without the work. Combine them with a sliced avocado and a bit of creamy dressing for a colorful first course. 3 eggs1/2 cup (160ml) tomato sauce (save the rest for Thursday)3 tbs Greek yogurt or plain yogurt or crème fraiche1/2 … Continue reading…