Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Now that we are free to travel more than 100 km from home we are heading to the Asian Supermarket. It’s summer and I am out of, or almost out of, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, teriyaki sauce, 2 kinds of soy sauce and lots of stuff I won’t know I need until I see it. … Continue reading…
I can’t believe I’ve never posted this recipe. I’ve been making it forever. I make it with both chicken breasts and turkey cutlets. It’s quick, easy and we love it. I use hot Dijon mustard and freshly grated Parmesan, but you could use any mustard and pre-grated Parmesan.. When I lived in the U.S. I … Continue reading…
And pumpkin…. or butternut squash. I said there might be more. I had some pumpkin in the lurking in the freezer. Did I mention that I’m getting tired of cooking? It happens every year around this time. I’ve been doing all of the cooking (winter cooking) for 5 months and I’m ready for a break. … Continue reading…
We’re back! Actually, more of us are back than left as son, nephew and sister-in-law came back with us. That means I went from not cooking for 2 weeks to cooking for 5. I was prepared, however…. Knowing me as well as I do, I planned a menu and made a shopping list before I … Continue reading…
It was my turn to host our rotating Auberge Espagnol last week. The name comes from a French movie of the same name, which was called ‘The Spanish Apartment’ in Australia and ‘Pot Luck’ in the UK. I have no idea where, or if, you can stream it…. Besides, that’s irrelevant. What is relevant is … Continue reading…
We think of bay leaves as something that is used in tomato based dishes, but they have a wonderful flavor that works well with thyme. Most people will use dried bay leaves and thyme leaves. I have a huge laurel tree by the house so I just pick as needed. Sadly, I had to use … Continue reading…
I have had a bad habit my entire life (okay, maybe more than one). If I see something that is hard to find I buy it, then don’t use it. I ‘save’ it because I may never find it again. Which action defeats the entire purpose of buying it in the first place. I am … Continue reading…