Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
I finished spring cleaning the house…. Now I can start on my files. I made this simple fried rice to go with the Miso Tuna I made a few weeks ago. Anyone who has read this blog for awhile knows I love green garlic. For anyone new, who isn’t familiar with green garlic, allow me … Continue reading…
I get sneaky when I want to use asparagus in a tart. I pick out all the best spear for the vegetable dish, of course. Then, for this dish, I ‘trimmed’ them so they would all be the same size. I might have trimmed a bit aggressively, until I had what I wanted for the … Continue reading…
Did I say that I had posted the last asparagus recipe for the season? I must have lied I can never pass up the idea of asparagus with a poached egg. There was a time, not too many years ago, when the thought of poaching an egg quite terrified me. I had made them in … Continue reading…
Along with all the wonderful asparagus mon mari is buying I got a little carried away with the first green garlic of the season. It seemed only right to do a light stir-fry featuring them both. The recipe, Stir-Fried Shrimp with Asparagus and Green Garlic, has been updated, nutrition information added, and re-posted here: Stir-Fried Shrimp … Continue reading…
Puff pastry makes wonderful ‘tarts’. The asparagus and green garlic are blanched quickly first. Then it’s just assemble and bake, for an easy but impressive first course. Asparagus and Green Garlic Tarts Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 6 slim asparagus spears, roll cut into small pieces 3 green garlic, roll cut into small pieces, including … Continue reading…
I’ve been struggling. I may have mentioned this before. Had I known that the weather was going to stay cool and rainy I would have been prepared to happily continue on with winter cooking. But we keep getting the odd nice day and the forecast is good (although it doesn’t last) and I have mentally … Continue reading…
Okay, okay, okay….. I promise this will be the last risotto of this season. But is was really good (I know, I always say that). Remember this – the best lamb I ever made? Slow-Roasted Moroccan Leg of Lamb I made it again last week… Still the best. Plus the leftovers made a great risotto! … Continue reading…