I have a French potager. Well, of course I do. I also have French doors and windows and everything else…. I live in France. But my potager has taken it a step further…. It has French language cd’s floating above it. In my efforts to convince the birds to leave my lettuce and chard alone I strung cd’s everywhere I could attach a string. Rather than use music cd’s I … Continue reading →
I still have a few salad recipes to post this summer. Unlike last summer, when we had no lettuce, this year we were inundated. We ate it as fast as we could. Considering the heat waves currently encompassing most of my world, I thought an easy salad would be appreciated. I would be more sympathetic to the heat in the US at the moment if we weren’t expecting temps to … Continue reading →
I’m cautiously optimistic about the potager. I seemed to have kept the rabbits out so far, so my lettuce sets are full size ad we are enjoying early salads. A few of the onions have bolted, due to the cold, damp spring…. but only a few and the weather seems to be warming. The slugs have been nibbling on the leaves of my Delicata squash, but not the other winter … Continue reading →
No, the bones in my nose are not broken, but, apparently, I am losing my ability to discern scents. More about that later…. After a few days of hot weather the temperatures have settled back down to normal and my lettuces are still doing well. I predict at least another week of serious salad eating. For those of you who don’t grow your own lettuce, hot weather causes it to … Continue reading →
Olives and capers add so much flavor to an easy salad. Actually, they add tons of flavor to almost anything and are one of my pantry staples. The chicken is marinated for however long it takes you to get the rest of the salad organized. Then put chicken on the grill, pour a glass of wine and relax until it’s done. Mediterranean Chicken Salad Total time: 35 minutes Ingredients: 2 … Continue reading →
Finally we have a sunny day. I was out working in the garden and I could almost see the plants stretching and straining towards the sun. A salad seemed to be in order for this post – as well as a repeat of the salad dressing primer I posted a few years ago. Summer is upon us – time to eat healthier, fresher and lighter. Grilling the chicken breast and … Continue reading →
Lemon marinated chicken and a lemony Honey Mustard Vinaigrette, give this salad a fresh, citrus flavor. Use any greens that are in season, but I especially like multi-colored Romaine for this. Lemon Chicken Salad Preparation and cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless 5 tbs fresh lemon juice 3 tbs olive oil lettuce – enough for 2 main course salads 5oz (150gr) green beans 1/2 cup … Continue reading →
