Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Getting to know The Neighbors. One of the joys, and the frustrations, of living in another country is learning the ins and outs of getting along with the locals.
Another Hunt Dinner. I’m exhausted. I can go for a four hour walk, uphill both ways, and feel tired but invigorated. I sit through a four hour lunch and I barely have the energy to breath. Fortunately, this time I remembered my little pocket camera, so I’ll tell you about it in pictures. I don’t … Continue reading…
Are you familiar with the Christmas Truce? It’s one of those stories we should remember. Read about it after the recipe. Tender scallops, quickly sautéed and finished with a tomato, white wine and tarragon sauce make an easy main course. You can use either the small (bay) scallops or the larger (sea) scallops in this … Continue reading…
I have never really gotten into the ‘food as container’ bit. Okay, other than sandwiches. I’ll be more specific: I’m not a fan of food as a container for other foods that have to be eaten with utensils. Like soup in a loaf of bread or salad in a giant taco. I worry that the … Continue reading…
I think I’m converting mon mari to a fish lover. This marinade / sauce was made with some of the lovely new (to me) ingredients I bought at the Asian market. The Asian flavors, coupled with being able to cook it on the barbecue, made him very happy. I’m predicting a delicious summer. The recipe, … Continue reading…
I love pasta… All shapes and sizes. I like to pair pasta with the sauce or other ingredients in the dish. Mon mari doesn’t care about all that. He no longer likes / wants to eat ‘short’ pastas like penne or rigatoni or farfalle. But he’s very happy to eat fettuccine or linguine or spaghetti … Continue reading…
In the summer we love burgers. In the winter we love meatballs, We like them with pasta or rice or barley or mashed potatoes or…. Spaghetti. I know I just did a post on Spaghetti and Meatballs with Chard Mushroom Sauce. But, as it’s mushroom season, I thought we could have another variation, this time … Continue reading…
I may have mentioned that mon mari was taking a more active interest in cooking this summer. Actually, he’s been taking a more active interest in the pre-cooking… finding marinades and brines for us to try. Naturally, I modify them as I thinks suits us, but the underlying recipes have been great. To this one, … Continue reading…