Remember terrariums?
Glass bowls or squares or oblongs in which you grew plants in a ‘closed (or open for succulents) ecosystem’. They were all the rage in the 70’s.
The idea was also used as a habitat for small pets like spiders (who would have … Continue reading.....
This Cherry Crisp is what I made when my oven quit working.
I baked it for 40 minutes, and the cherries were nicely cooked. The top got a little too dark but I think that was because the thermostat quit working at some point during … Continue reading.....
When I was growing up there were 2 kinds of salads served in summer as side dishes.
My mother grew ‘Black-Seeded Simpson’, which is a leaf lettuce (rather than a head lettuce). She always served it with a dressing she made with cider vinegar, sugar … Continue reading.....
These meatballs were an unintentional experiment.
We were planning on having burgers….
As happened so often this spring the weather turned and mon mari decided that he would rather not grill burgers in the rain.
That was fine as I was no longer in the … Continue reading.....
Leeks are very popular here and very reasonably priced.
If I was ambitious, and wanted to tend my potager in the winter, I would grow my own.
Non to both.
We do like them, however, and they are hard to pass up in spring when … Continue reading.....
As you all know, I am cooking for two.
All of the recipes on this blog are for 2 – or for 2 for two dinners (okay, more if it’s soup…. but hey, it’s soup!)
For some things that’s easy….
2 chicken breasts are a … Continue reading.....
I’m cautiously optimistic about the potager.
I seemed to have kept the rabbits out so far, so my lettuce sets are full size ad we are enjoying early salads.
A few of the onions have bolted, due to the cold, damp spring…. but only a … Continue reading.....
This is what one has for dinner when the intention is to have grilled chicken breasts and a salad but the temperature plunges, the wind comes up and it starts pouring rain.
The furnace / boiler had been turned off and both the fireplace and … Continue reading.....
We live in France…. We drink wine.
Maybe it would be simpler to say: We live; therefore we drink wine.
Even though I hail from Wisconsin I grew up drinking wine. My mother made wine every summer, as did most of our neighbors. Okay, to … Continue reading.....
We now can get fresh gnocchi that does not have to be boiled. It can be cooked in a bit of butter or oil in a skillet. One fries it until lightly browned and it takes less than 10 minutes.
Pair that with the precooked, … Continue reading.....
