My mother made a traditional Sunday dinner every week, promptly served at 12:00. At least half of those dinners were a chuck roast, with all the fixin’s (potatoes, gravy, vegetables). The other weeks varied between roast chicken, pork roast, meat loaf, etc. When I started dating mon mari he was a newly divorced single dad with a 10 yr old son. We started dating in the summer. Since he had … Continue reading →
This is the last appliance I was curious about – and the last I’ll be posting about. I use to cook a lot of rice. After mon mari became a T1 diabetic I stopped. We learned that potatoes were the easiest carb to gauge insulin for. Times and technology change and he is now much more flexible. Over the last 2 years we have started eating more rice and pasta…. … Continue reading →
Last summer we were getting ready to go to Morocco for a family reunion, with side trips to Rome and Spain. I spent a lot of time, last spring and early summer, online, shopping. I don’t often have a good excuse to update my wardrobe, but spending 2 – 3 weeks traveling with family, sightseeing and going out to dinner was an excellent one. This summer, since extensive travel is … Continue reading →
I’ve been reading comments and complaints about lock-down weight gain. It hasn’t been a concern for us because life continued on pretty normally chez nous. Well…. normally if you discount the fact that we weren’t leaving the house most days. We have a big house and a big property with lots of space so we have plenty of room to roam. Because we are ‘retired’ (quotes because we both work…. … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago I got an email asking if I would be interested in posting an article about bass fishing. As we live in the middle of French farm country I said no…. We are not exactly a bass – or any, fishing paradise. I mentioned it to mon mari later and he started reminiscing about his bass fishing days. Then I started remembering how important bass fishing was … Continue reading →
I used to always steam our vegetables. I don’t know why I’ve abandoned that habit. I may have stopped when we lived in Andorra and I had to adjust to high-altitude cooking. The reason is lost in the mists of time. I only ever had the old-fashioned basket steamer. I seem to remember a bamboo steamer for a short time….. Now, like most other kitchen toys, the new steamers are … Continue reading →
I love sweet potatoes. When I was a kid they were always a holiday treat. Maple Glazed for Thanksgiving, plain baked for Easter to go with the ham, and whichever one worked at Christmas. We never had them at any other time of year. When we first moved to this side of the pond I would find them occasionally in the exotic food section. I bought them whenever I could. … Continue reading →
