Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
We have actual visible… and audible, progress this week. Naturally it started with a moment of panic. Did I really buy a ‘white with blue stripes’ vent hood for my cook top? Was I in that big of a hurry? Then I remembered the Hot Pink Shower…. Yes, it was the protective coating… and it … Continue reading…
Sausage and Cabbage Risotto It’s cold in Vlad’s House. It’s cold all over Europe, but a lot of folks have heat in their house; some even have something called ‘central’ heating. I think that means that all of the rooms in the house are warm…. All of the time…. I no longer remember. It snowed … Continue reading…
Pork Tenderloin with Sweet and Sour Cabbage We played hooky. No Monday house-update photos. We’re too embarrassed at the lack of accomplishment last week. If I posted photos our shame would be broadcast for all to see. Instead I’ll show you Avignon. If anyone ever tells you that Avignon is windy….. Believe them. I’m told … Continue reading…
Cabbage Rolls We splurged at FNAC the other day. I may have mentioned that we don't have actual television here in Vlad's House. We do have a DVD player. We were in FNAC (huge multi-media store) last week and went a bit crazy at their 'Holiday Specials' table. We had already watched all of our boxed sets of … Continue reading…
Tangy Cabbage Salad No good deed shall go unpunished. Damned if you do; damned if you don’t. When seeking help it’s best to appear helpless. Last week, when I realized that my computer was fading fast, I took this photo of the screen. I was 99% sure that it was the video card that was … Continue reading…
I haven’t seen corned beef since I left the U.S. Not here in France; certainly not in Andorra and not in Ireland. It’s a very traditional St. Patrick’s Day dish for the Irish and Irish-for-the-day in the U.S. But, in Ireland, if they were making this type of dish (which would be considered poor food … Continue reading…
Remember the bunny Sedi, the slayer killed awhile back? When we were out wandering for our walk today Emma found it and, before I could stop her, she ate it. Can someone, please, get that sight and sound out of my mind? PLEASE???? After I finished taking photos of my ornaments earlier this week I … Continue reading…