Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
My mother did one of two things to vegetables: doused them with browned butter or stirred in heavy cream. In retrospect, she grew up on a farm and was used to cooking for the family and hired hands. Adding fat … Continue reading…
When I was growing up we had peeled, boiled potatoes 5 nights out of 7 for our main meal (supper). When I became an adult with my own kitchen I refused to peel and boil potatoes. Now, I occasionally (once … Continue reading…
We are finally eating vegetables from our potager (veggie garden). Okay, we are eating 1 vegetable. I don’t really count the lettuce. The chard is ready to pick. It even survived the hail storm we had the other day. Just … Continue reading…
We ate a lot of chard this summer. It was one of the few things that did well in my potager. It’s not our favorite vegetable to eat vast quantities of. Luckily, it lends itself very well to lots of … Continue reading…
The chard is looking a bit on the rough side but there is still enough for a pasta dish. Then I’ll cut it back and see what it does. It often keeps growing well into winter. This is a flexible … Continue reading…
I have never had nor made stuffed grape leaves. No particular reason but I’ve just not had the opportunity. I like the idea of stuffing leaves. It makes a neat little package full of flavor. Plus it happens to be … Continue reading…
The theme for Monday posts in August is…. Pasta Salads. We’ve done lettuce / green salads, but that season is over now. Just because the garden lettuce has given up doesn’t mean my love of salads is over. Pasta salads … Continue reading…