Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Remember when we went to get our puppy and came home with two puppies? Remember that it was mon mari who decided that we should have two puppies? Remember how I just went along with it? What the hell was I thinking!?!?!? I should have taken the opportunity to get a signed document… kind of … Continue reading…
I live with a conundrum… aka mon mari. He maintains that he doesn’t like fish. He continually refers to Friday as ‘Fish Hell Day’. Yes, we eat fish on Friday. No, it has nothing to do with our Catholic school upbringing. It’s because I like to cook fish on the day I buy it. I … Continue reading…
It’s summer, time for cooking on the barbecue grill. Time for juicy steaks, succulent chicken and tender, moist pork…. We hope. One key to good grilling is to not over-cook. Pork should be slightly pink, chicken should be cooked through but removed immediately or just before it reaches that point. Anything more will dry the … Continue reading…
It’s a little late, but I thought I would finish my series on gardening. If you remember there was: Planning the Vegetable Garden Maintaining the Garden Planning the Herb Garden Finally, there is the all important, fertilizing… aka The Compost Pile. Until I actually started my own compost pile I thought compost was a smelly … Continue reading…
I love words. I love the way one can string them together to reflect thoughts, conjure images and tell stories. If you love words, or even remotely enjoy them, please read “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” by Muriel Barbery. I have not given my imagination / intellect such a lovely walk in the sunshine in … Continue reading…
Normal life. After such an intense, busy month it's hard to settle into normal life again. Not that it will be normal any time soon…. As I sat down to type this, two 10lb puppies came racing down the hall to remind me that it's time for 'puppy feeding frenzy'. We don't have feeding time, … Continue reading…
No update as we are somewhere in Italy at the moment…. This as an old story; new recipe. Rest assure, Food Police, I am not recommending that anyone else do this. I would never be so bold (or foolish, arrogant, whatever). But…. It is true: I practice ‘unsafe leftovers’. I have from, time to time, … Continue reading…