Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Everyone knows Beef Barley Soup but why not Chicken Barley Soup? I love barley, in soup, salads, as a side dish…. You can use a whole fryer or any chicken parts to make stock. If you use a whole chicken you should have stock left to freeze for other uses. The barley that I … Continue reading…
I’m sure all the American cooks are spending this last day before the big Turkey Bash searching for new recipes. Okay, maybe not….. But if you just need one more, here it is. It can all be done ahead and baked / reheated at the last minute. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you on that … Continue reading…
It’s vegetable stuffing season. Yes, I realize one can stuff any vegetable any time, but I do it in the fall. We cook on the grill in the summer, make soups and stews and braises in the winter and stuff vegetables in the fall. I stuff summer squashes and winter squashes and peppers and onions … Continue reading…
I haven’t done a chard post in a bit…. I’m guessing it’s been about 9 months since I picked the last of it. It’s been slow to start this yeas (as has everything else), but it’s finally getting big enough to pick. Could it be that summer is here? Warm Barley and Chard Salad Total … Continue reading…
While I’m waiting for my lettuce and spinach to get large enough to pick we have to be happy with other types of salad. Fortunately, we were more than happy with this one. One of the best finds since we’ve moved here is quick-cooking barley. It cooks in just 15 minutes and is just as … Continue reading…
I’m getting tired of winter cooking. I long for salads and tomatoes and zucchini and anything cooked on the barbecue grill. This happens in reverse in September, when I can hardly stand even the thought of one more meal from the grill! Then I long for stews and soups and braises. I tend to compromise … Continue reading…
This is what happens when one does the shopping the day before one gets sick…. One ends up with a refrigerator full of food that needs to be used up as all of the planned cooking was replaced by chicken soup. Meat can be frozen for later…. Veggies become soup. But, one can never have … Continue reading…