Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Side salads of pasta, rice or grains are great picnic food – or for easy dinners at home.
Couscous is the perfect lazy, summertime food. Well, actually, it’s the perfect lazy, anytime food. I’m referring to the couscous normally sold in most western countries. It’s such tiny pasta (yes, it’s pasta) that it doesn’t require cooking. Just add … Continue reading…
One of my best finds on this side of the pond was quick-cooking barley. It cooks in 15 minutes (the same as Basmati rice) and is just as hearty, chewy, and nutritious as the kind that takes 45 minutes. It’s … Continue reading…
Now that the lettuces are all gone we have to switch to other salads. I’m not ready to quit yet. I love salads – and I especially love pasta salads. One can make them ahead and make enough for leftovers. … Continue reading…
When I was growing up we had peeled, boiled potatoes 5 nights out of 7 for our main meal (supper). When I became an adult with my own kitchen I refused to peel and boil potatoes. Now, I occasionally (once … Continue reading…
When I was growing up we had peeled, boiled potatoes 5 nights out of 7 for our main meal (supper). When I became an adult with my own kitchen I refused to peel and boil potatoes. Now, I occasionally (once … Continue reading…
Now that the first planting of lettuce is done we switch to pasta salads while we wait for the Romaine. Romaine is slower to bolt than other lettuce types, so I always plant it to give us salads for the … Continue reading…
It’s time to wrap up summer cooking. Actually, the way our weather has been it’s past time, but I still had things to make and recipes to post so it may take me a few days to ‘wrap it up’. … Continue reading…