Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Oriental Zucchini and Brown Rice Salad Are you a plural purchaser? Do you buy in bunches? Amass in multiples? If you see a gorgeous sweater that comes in seven colors, do you buy three? Or four? Then pat yourself on the back for the great restraint you exercised in not buying all seven? When you … Continue reading…
Zucchini, Potato and Red Pepper Cake Dubai attracts a more rich and famous crowd than rural France. But, unlike some countries, (which will remain nameless) Dubai expects the rich and famous to behave. And I mean Behave! There was an interesting interview on the telly the other day… If you choose to live in Dubai: … Continue reading…
Zucchini, Tomato and Mozzarella Stacks Summer has arrived, finally, here in the Vendée. We've had crystal clear blue skies, light breezes and temperatures hitting 30C (86F) during the afternoon. The grass has gone into it's summer dormancy, the weeds have quit growing and the British are overrunning everything. I did the weekly shopping today and … Continue reading…
Gas or Electric? It was really, really close but gas hob with electric oven won by 18 votes. Induction got 1 vote. Electric trailed induction by a wide margin. The reason I like best came from another expat living in France: When the power goes out one can still eat – using the gas cook … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe I'm a pack rat. I save things, in case I might need it some day. I like to have a full pantry and a full freezer. I don't like to throw things out. It's not my fault, though. It's genetic. My father was a pack rat. He loved working with wood … Continue reading…
When we first moved to Andorra we had a neighbor, an American woman, who loved to clean. Rather than go for a walk in the mountains on a beautiful spring day she wanted to stay home and clean her already immaculate house. Sorry, but is that sick or what? I love having a clean house; … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe It's September and it's starting. Empty cars sit by the roadside. People, apparently out for a stroll, furtively duck into the woods, checking to be certain they're not followed. Golfers quit walking down the middle of the fairway, instead heading over to the 'out of bounds' woods and streams. It's mushroom … Continue reading…