Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Mon mari and I agree on most foods. We disagree on soup. He likes a puréed soup either as a first course or as an accompaniment to his sandwich for lunch. I like a puréed soup as a first course but for lunch, I want a big bowl of chunky soup with nothing else. If … Continue reading…
I like to have salads on hand in the fridge in summer. I don’t often remember to put them on the table for dinner, but we we tend to graze a bit more in the summer and they’re great to snack on during the day. And I eat even more strangely than usual in the … Continue reading…
First, the good news…. We’ve had sunshine for three days in a row. Another week of this and the mud may be gone from our front garden! We could have clean dogs again!!!! Well… There’s always hope. And, in the meantime, there’s pasta. The recipe, Pasta with Sausage, Cabbage and Sage, has been updated, nutrition … Continue reading…
My mother did not make ‘pasta’. She made Creamettes or noodles. She didn’t make ‘skillet dinners’ or ‘stir-fries’ or even ‘casseroles’. She made hot dishes. She would have loved this. Think of it as comfort food without all the calories. Noodles with Beef and Savoy Cabbage Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 12oz (360gr) ground beef … Continue reading…
This is what happens when one does the shopping the day before one gets sick…. One ends up with a refrigerator full of food that needs to be used up as all of the planned cooking was replaced by chicken soup. Meat can be frozen for later…. Veggies become soup. But, one can never have … Continue reading…
I first discovered Savoy cabbage about 3 years ago and it’s been one of my favorite winter vegetables ever since. It cooks faster and is much more tender than the more common (in the US, anyway) white cabbage (think cole slaw). It adds just the right crunch to stir-fries, it’s great added to soups and … Continue reading…
We did something today that we haven't done in ages…. Or ever, actually. We forced the puppies into the back of the car and went on an outing. They haven't been in the car since they were spayed last fall…. We want to go visit our friend in Spain, and the puppies get to visit … Continue reading…