Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Winter Vegetables. We have to buy them but they are wonderful. This is a collection of in-season winter vegetables.
I can buy vegetables again ! Well…. I always could buy them, there was just no point when I had so many left in the cave from summer. Now that we have eaten the last of the winter squashes, I get to indulge in things like cauliflower and red cabbage and rutabagas. I love rutabagas. … Continue reading…
I just checked on the internet to see if there is a difference between cornmeal and polenta. There is. It is and isn’t a big difference. They are both ground corn. The difference has to do with the type of corn, the way it’s ground and how it’s made. This article explains it better: polenta. … Continue reading…
Carrots are a neglected vegetable. They’re a last resort vegetable – always in the fridge to be used in case of emergency, then forgotten about. When remembered they get cut up, tossed in a bowl of water to be resuscitated, and nibbled on when one can’t find anything better. It’s rather sad, really…. Carrots are … Continue reading…
I love chestnuts! For me, the perfect holiday moment is wandering through a Christmas market with a paper sack of warm chestnuts. When we lived in Andorra I had a cleaning lady. She cleaned my entire house every week for the equivalent of $25.00. She and her husband had a plan. They were from Portugal … Continue reading…
Just in case anyone is planning Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, and still looking for an easy side dish…… Try this Cauliflower Rice Gratin. It can be made ahead of time and baked at the last minute. It doesn’t have eggs or cream so it doesn’t need special handling. If you don’t have cauliflower use what you … Continue reading…
It’s been a stressful year, with a really stressful fall and really, really stressful week (so far). I could show peaceful, soothing photos but I have the feeling they would be glanced at and ignored as people click back to the stress-inducing stuff. I’m equally certain that no one is looking for recipes that take … Continue reading…
When I bought my Instant Pot last summer it was with the intent of being able to cook dried beans during the pandemic. I was in the process of stocking my pantry and my second freezer for a winter lock-down and decided having dried beans on hand was a logical choice. Our friend who lived … Continue reading…