Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
The bunnies are back. Apparently they were just humoring me for awhile. It reminds me of a story my best friend from college used to tell. She lived in Chicago – the city, not the suburbs. It seems that one of the neighborhood lads bought a new car…. a Corvette. It was risky having that … Continue reading…
The cooktop…. The saga continues. I was nice. Much as I enjoy ranting and raving, most people seem to prefer not to be on the receiving end of said rants and raves. So, I was nice. I handed over all of the prior paperwork, apologized for my poor language skills, and said that I would … Continue reading…
I walked down to the sunflowers this morning, for the weekly photo. They’re not as pretty at this stage… but, rather interesting, I thought. And a good thing I got my photos… 2 hours later the farmer came…. I’m pretty sure this is a co-op tractor – it was HUGE. We’re thinking that the … Continue reading…
Now…. Where was I…. Oh yes, France had closed for the Christmas holidays, leaving our change of address and all of our documents on some one's desk for eternity. January comes…. And goes…. I've given everyone ample time to recover from their ski holidays so I start gently inquiring as to the status of our … Continue reading…
Stir-Fried Chicken with Barley We have a mirror on the wall. In our bathroom. Now, many of you may not find this in the least bit extraordinary, but you haven't been living in the house of Vlad, the Impaler (aka: Count Dracula) for the past 4 1/2 months. We had no mirrors. Mon mari shaved … Continue reading…
Beef Barley Soup We have electricity again, as of last night. I have a new, profound respect for people who have suffered at the whim of nature. We were without electricity for almost 3 days. That shouldn't be a big deal. Before it happened to me, I didn't think it was a big deal. You … Continue reading…
Barley Pilaf Barley! It's not just for soup! As a child, my favorite Campbell's soup was Beef Barley. It's only been in recent years that I've realized barley can actually be used for other things… Like Chicken Barley Soup. Um, I need to correct that last statement. When I was at university I did learn … Continue reading…