Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Apparently, I’m slowing down. Well, at least when it comes to cooking. These vegetables take 1 1/2 hours in a 400F (200C) oven – which is a long time for me. Usually, my veggies are done in a half hour or less. These vegetables were worth every minute. I made them for my dinner party … Continue reading…
We have ‘pork fairs’ here often. I usually buy whole pork loins, then slice them into nice, thick ‘chops’. Normally, one end of the loin is really not suitable for the chops and that gets used in stir-fries or risotto. The last time I did all this I decided a nice pot roast would be … Continue reading…
The holidays are over, almost….. The cookies are gone, we’ve finished the liqueur-filled chocolates…. Time to get back to the real world. I got the notice in the mail the other day that I’m being scheduled for my physical exam. It’s done every five years here. Long-time readers will remember that it was during my … Continue reading…
If you cook the rice with water or vegetable stock and make the sauce with vegetable stock, you have a lovely vegetarian main course. The rice adds ‘substance’ to the egg although you really can’t tell that it’s there. The shredded carrots add a bit of crunch. This goes together quickly if the rice is … Continue reading…
Another modest success in my effort to be more creative with fish. Fennel and tarragon are always a good pairing with salmon… Wrap it all in phyllo and toss it in the oven – easy as well as delicious. Even mon mari was pleased… Salmon en Croute, with Carrots and Fennel Total time: 30 minutes … Continue reading…
At first reading I thought Carrot Bread???? The illustrious Bread Baking Babes are making a quick bread? I mean, usually breads that have vegetables in them (zucchini bread, pumpkin bread) are made with baking soda, not yeast, and stirred, not kneaded. But Heather, of girlichef, our host kitchen this month had other ideas.. To quote … Continue reading…
Carrots have been breeding in my fridge. Mon mari has been snacking on carrot sticks for months. Ha stopped for a few weeks and the carrots multiplied. I made a Carrot Cake. He started snacking on carrot sticks again. He stopped again. They multiplied again. Yes, yes, one could say it’s my fault for not … Continue reading…