Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
After cooking the beets that I got from my neighbor and having a simple Beets with Maple-Balsamic Glaze side dish, I still had a rather large bowl of beets left. We had a simple salad of Beets and Feta, I … Continue reading…
My neighbor gave me some fresh beets. I’ve never had fresh beets before. Normally, I buy them in the supermarket and they’re cooked, peeled, and packaged in shrink-wrap. Easy. I found myself with a sack of dirty beets of all … Continue reading…
The theme for Monday Posts in February is Light Soup. These are simple, easy recipes – no detailed photos, etc. I always hesitate when naming a classic recipe that I have adapted to a simple recipe for 2. Like so … Continue reading…
Vegetable salads are very popular in Moroccan cuisine. I can understand why. They’re great in hot summer weather. They can (or should) be made ahead and keep well for a few days in the fridge. We like them in the … Continue reading…
Americans call this root vegetable ‘beets’. I, being American, would say: We’re having beets today. Brits call it ‘beetroot’. My neighbor, being British, would say: We’re having beetroot today. Now you know. The 2 most common colors of this vegetable … Continue reading…
We’ve lived on this side of the pond for almost 25 years. We’ve watched British tv (telly) for that entire time. That viewing history includes a lot of cooking shows (2 Fat Ladies, Hairy Bikers, etc.) We can still be … Continue reading…
We were invited to an Auberge Espanol the other night…. aka a French potluck. It was a mixed group of about 16 people – French, English, Belgian…. I was asked to bring Orange Cake with Orange Glaze, which I, of … Continue reading…