Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Today we had sunshine, rain, sleet, hail and high winds…. all repeated several times. I know spring is coming. The calendar assures me it will be here soon. And I found snow peas. Stir Fried Chicken with Mushrooms and Snow Peas Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into … Continue reading…
Savoy or green cabbage is leafier than the traditional white cabbage. It cooks quickly and is perfect if it retains a slight crunch. It’s a great substitute for bok choy in Asian cooking. Combining vegetables with rice (or pasta) makes an easy side dish. Fried Rice with Savoy Cabbage Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 cup … Continue reading…
Stir-fries don’t have to have soy sauce or sesame oil or sherry. They don’t have to be Chinese or Japanese or Thai. Stir-frying is a method. It’s a quick way to cook dinner, a great way to use leftovers and you can flavor the dish however you like…. Even with preserved lemon. Stir Fried Moroccan … Continue reading…
We all know carrots are good for us…. They’re full of antioxidants, beta-carotene and vitamins plus they help fight cancer and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. So why are they such a neglected vegetable? No one talks about carrots. Everyone talks about chard and spinach and all the other dark leafy greens. We all … Continue reading…
When one has almost 5 lbs of asparagus one can afford to be creative. After steaming and frying and roasting and grilling, serving it with butter or olive oil or lemon or Balsamic vinegar I decided to add meat. Normally I put a variety of vegetables into a stir-fry, but with all the lovely asparagus, … Continue reading…
The smell of garlic slowly cooking in butter is only improved by the addition of shrimp, lemon and parsley. You could substitute 1 tbs of olive oil for 1 tbs of the butter if you wish – or use all olive oil. But we don’t (usually) eat a lot of butter, so we indulge in … Continue reading…
Continuing education. In some fields it's required to maintain a license in order to work. In some fields it's required to stay on top of changes; to be on the cutting edge. And I suppose one could say that it's necessary to keep our brains stimulated. But wouldn't it be nice if there were just … Continue reading…