Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
I’m not often asked (ok – this is the first time) to promote something for the good of the people, but this initiative is advocating healthy food from local, small producers. (L’anglais est d’abord, puis le français.) I like that. … Continue reading…
I’ll give you a hint: not in a pink dress with gloves. I worked in a few restaurants in my youth and the women wore white uniforms and the men were just kind of scruffy. Now, I think, most restaurant … Continue reading…
There was a time when I thought Lunch at Ramon’s was long and tiring.. That was before we started living here. We just had the Spring Sunday Lunch in the village. I’m exhausted and I may never eat again. Never….. … Continue reading…
I so love dealing with the French phone company. I few months ago I decided to see if a faster internet connection was available for our little backwater. I went to the Orange office, identified myself (with copies of my … Continue reading…
Garrison Keillor once asked: “Why do the inhabitants of Lake Wobegon lock their cars in the month of August? So their neighbors won’t leave bags of zucchini on the back seat.” Here, in the French countryside, people don’t lock … Continue reading…
Asparagus Omelet A small, empty, flatbed truck pulled up to our house Thursday morning. A man and his young son got out and proceeded to rattle on in rapid French. (Is there any other kind?) At first I thought, because … Continue reading…
I had the most astonishing thing happen yesterday morning…. The phone rang, which, in itself, is a rare occurrence. I answered and was told to wait on the line for someone. At least, I think that's what I was told. … Continue reading…