Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Now that the temperatures are (or were) warming I’m starting to think about getting the barbecue grills out of winter storage. It’s time to switch from easy skillet dinners to (equally easy) summer cooking. Mon mari does the grill cooking … Continue reading…
Getting creative with leftover bits is part of the fun of cooking. When the word ‘leftovers’ is used people often think of big things: turkey and gravy from a holiday dinner; cold meat loaf from 2 days ago; pizza from … Continue reading…
We ate a lot of chard this summer. It was one of the few things that did well in my potager. It’s not our favorite vegetable to eat vast quantities of. Luckily, it lends itself very well to lots of … Continue reading…
When I lived in the U.S. the only types of rice I was familiar with was Arborio (for risotto), Minute Rice (?!?), and white rice. Wild rice, which I love, doesn’t count because it’s not rice. When we moved to … Continue reading…
The theme for Monday posts in June is Summer Sides. The temps are getting warmer and the evenings are getting longer. At our house the main course is done on the barbecue grill. Fresh herbs are such a treat in … Continue reading…
I buy mushrooms in 8oz (250gr) boxes. That usually is enough for 2 or 3 recipes, depending on whether someone sneaks a few for a breakfast omelet. One can only be so stringent in monitoring the the kitchen. I am … Continue reading…
My neighbor told me that rice cookers were on sale at the local supermarket a few weeks ago. Rice is so easy to make that it never occurred to me to get a rice cooker. It would be one more … Continue reading…