broccoli

Lamb Curry, almost

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We had Slow-Roasted Moroccan Lamb last weekend. Mon mari tells me (often) that his ‘mother always made Lamb Curry’ with leftover leg of lamb. I had a bad allergic reaction (I woke up in the Emergency Room with a priest hovering over me) the last time I ate curry, so I’ve been somewhat reluctant to eat … Continue reading…

Turkey Broccoli Stir Fry; Happy Earth Day

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Happy Earth Day! The theme for this year is 'A Billion Acts of Green'. I checked out the Earth Day site looking for an idea for a topic. I thought about carrying reusable shopping bags, which I've been doing for years. I thought about walking more and driving less; keeping the house at 66F (I … Continue reading…

Potato, Ham and Broccoli Gratin; the update

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Exciting times chez nous…. We have a finished, painted wall in our soon-to-be bedroom! Okay, not quite finished… It still has the phone wire sticking out of the top that has to be tucked into the corner and run down the wall.  Remember, stone walls don’t allow things to be neatly hidden away.  That’s were … Continue reading…

Beef and Broccoli Lasagne; What’s on Your Counter? and Weekly Menu

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We decided to move to Andorra while we were living in Ireland. So, naturally, we immediately started Spanish language lessons. Our teacher was a young woman from Valencia (pronounced ba-LEN-thia) who had followed her Irish boyfriend home from a holiday. The thing that amazed her most about Ireland was that there were no fruit bowls … Continue reading…

Broccoli Rice Gratin; Escalator Etiquette; The Weekly Menu

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Bemoaning the lack of escalator etiquette…. Or how to loose the skin on the back of your heels. The store that I shop at when we go to Andorra is huge, the size of at least a few football fields.  There are moving walkways, rather than escalators going between the 3 floors so that you … Continue reading…

Broccoli with Garlic Chips; new windows

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Broccoli with Garlic chips Progress…. Sometimes it’s visible and goes in vast leaps. Sometimes it’s hidden, buried underground, as it were. The big story today is the windows. We don’t have a lot of them, by American standards, but they are big, and, today, they are being replaced. This is our kitchen window.  Yes, only … Continue reading…