Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
The cookies are gone There is no more foie gras. All of the wonderful, creamy, stinky cheeses have been consumed. As much as I want to continue eating at the same level, enjoying hearty pastas with cheese and stews with gravy, I decided a little restraint might be in order. I’ve been seeing lots of … Continue reading…
This is my first experience with spaghetti squash. Although mine turned out more like vermicelli squash…. Since it was my first time I have no idea if I cooked it too long or not long enough, too hot or not hot enough, let it sit too long or not long enough. All I know is … Continue reading…
Salad season is starting. I know, most of you probably eat salads all year long. We don’t. Two reasons: We eat lettuce and spinach when they’re in season. For spinach that’s spring and fall; for lettuce, that’s late spring through mid-summer I’m not in the mood for salads in winter. In winter I want soups, stews … Continue reading…
When one makes a leg of lamb, and one is only feeding two, there are lots of leftovers. First we had the risotto. Second we had this stir-fry with a Greek twist. Equally good. Lamb with Snow Peas and Feta Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 10oz (300gr) leftover cooked lamb, cut into bite-size pieces 3 … Continue reading…
I had such a fun time last summer…. chopping and freezing all the lovely green and yellow and orange and white tomatoes. I also froze lots of red Roma’s, which are all gone. Actually, everything is almost all gone. I put all the pretty colored tomatoes to good use over the winter. I used the … Continue reading…
I love lentils. They don’t need soaking, cook in just 30 minutes, are full of all the good stuff we should eat and they’re delicious. So…. Why don’t I make them more often? I don’t make them in the summer because we eat from the potager. I don’t make them in the fall because we’re … Continue reading…
I’m getting tired of winter cooking. I long for salads and tomatoes and zucchini and anything cooked on the barbecue grill. This happens in reverse in September, when I can hardly stand even the thought of one more meal from the grill! Then I long for stews and soups and braises. I tend to compromise … Continue reading…