I found one more slow cooker recipe when I was organizing my work today. As it’s a rainy day it seemed a good time to post it, My seedlings and I are getting rather tired of the rain. We all would like a little sunshine. I managed to order charcoal online but mon mari prefers not to be out cooking in the rain. I made this shortly after lock-down went … Continue reading →
Ah, spring ! The daffodils are done, the tulips are just starting, the lilacs have new leaves and flower buds…. It’s time to sort out the vinegar. I bought decorative bottles from the Willimas Sonoma catalog back before their stores were everywhere, Are their stores still everywhere? I digress…. I have 6 of the bottles and I keep them on my counter, tucked into a corner, filled with vinegar. I … Continue reading →
I needed lemons a few weeks ago. I don’t remember why nor do I remember why I didn’t use them… But I’ve had 3 lemons in my fridge ever since. I really hate to waste food – especially food that I paid money for. I’m not so fussy about excess summer squashes in July, The lemons needed to be used so last week became Lemon Week. I know I could … Continue reading →
I found a great new source for good beef here: the vegetable store. There is a chain of supermarkets here in France, called Grand Frais (big fresh). When I first started going there it was 90% fruits and vegetables, with a side aisle of international packaged foods – dried mushrooms, specialty rices, Italian canned tomatoes, etc. and a small butcher counter. Over the years the specialty items, meat and fish … Continue reading →
When we had friends over before Christmas (Cranberry Crisp) I had my oven busy with roasting lamb. Usually I try to have most of the food for dinner parties done in the oven so I don’t have to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I want to have fun, too….. As my oven was occupied I went in search of slow cooker ideas for vegetables…. In my case … Continue reading →
I do have a proper recipe for Slow Cooker Coq au Vin but this is an easy version. I am seriously getting into easy cooking lately. I actually bought ready-made puff pastry nibbles for our first course last weekend. I was in the frozen food store picking up scallops for our New Year’s Eve dinner (Coquilles Saint-Jacques) when I wandered through the ‘apero’ (nibbles for drinks) section. I always buy … Continue reading →
We have had a very cold, wet, rainy fall. The farm ponds are all full to overflowing which is supposed to happen by the end of March, not the end of November. I have no idea where the winter rains will go but I’m grateful to be on a hill. We’ve been lighting fires earlier than usual, every day, and craving hearty, warming dinners. The slow cookers are being used … Continue reading →
