Healthy Food . . . . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . . . . Easy Recipes . . . . . . & Musing from an Expat in France
This is another simple, easy recipe. Or not. I planted my basil along the edge of my potager, as I always do. This year the winter squash went crazy and before I could stop the squash my basil was totally covered in huge leaves. I accepted defeat and planted a few pots by the pool … Continue reading…
With the rise in coronavirus cases worldwide I thought this was an interesting article. Our cooking habits haven’t really changed. We have always cooked and made dinner every night and sat at the table, with cloth napkins and lit candles to enjoy it. Our shopping and eating habits have changed, though. I’ve switched from going … Continue reading…
I get, on average, 3 requests to do a guest post every day. Typically, they start out by telling me how much they love this blog and then ask to promote an on-line gambling site. For the record, I am not opposed to gambling. I’ve played more than a few hands of blackjack in Las … Continue reading…
I did a post a few years ago on 'cooking for one'. I had seen a cook book entitled 'Cooking for One or Two'. At the time I wrote: "Cooking for one is exactly as different from cooking for two as it is from cooking for 4 or cooking for 12." One cannot make something … Continue reading…
Happy Earth Day! The theme for this year is 'A Billion Acts of Green'. I checked out the Earth Day site looking for an idea for a topic. I thought about carrying reusable shopping bags, which I've been doing for years. I thought about walking more and driving less; keeping the house at 66F (I … Continue reading…
Cooking for two can be a challenge. Much of what we buy comes pre-packaged, and the packages are big. And that's if you shop at normal stores…. If you shop at Costco the packages are huge. (I visited one, once.) Meat can be divided and frozen: a 32oz package of ground beef becomes 3 or … Continue reading…
I've never seen a purple potato. Limes, along with pineapple, sweet potatoes, ginger and mangoes are in the 'exotic' section of my supermarket – if anywhere. I have searched in vain to find such outlandish items as frozen fruit – like berries, or, heaven forbid, frozen orange juice. Every spring there are boxes of dirt … Continue reading…
