Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
We love doing these little chickens on the grill. Well, mon mari loves doing everything on the grill and why would I complain about that? I try to find hens that are small enough for single servings, although, sometimes, we have a bit leftover for lunch. Use any fresh herbs you like. Grilled Cornish Hens … Continue reading…
Did you know corn smut was edible? First my tomatoes have blight, now my corn has smut. I grabbed some gardening books to read on the way to our bike ride today to see what I could do about corn smut. That’s when I learned that it’s edible. Actually, what the book said was that … Continue reading…
It’s not Beer Can Chicken. It started out to be Beer Can Chicken but after doing some online research I came to the conclusion that cooking chicken stuffed with a can of beer is all about the cooking method and has nothing to do with the beer. Why waste a perfectly good beer if it … Continue reading…
Grilled chicken and a yogurt dressing keep the calories down on this salad. The Parmesan and the anchovies keep the classic ‘Caesar’ flavor high. Chicken Caesar Salad Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless 1 tbs chili powder 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp garlic powder lettuce – for 2 main … Continue reading…
Pasta Primavera is an American invention from the 1970’s. I say ‘American’ because both Nova Scotia and New York have a spot in the story. I have always disagreed with most ‘Pasta Primavera’ recipes. Primavera means spring so, in my opinion, the dish should be made with spring vegetables. Many Pasta Primavera recipes have summer … Continue reading…
We’ve been having thunderstorms lately. Thunderstorms means no computer, no internet and no phone. With thunderstorms often there is heavy rain. Heavy rain means no TV reception. It seemed like a good time to look at cookbooks. I have a lot of ‘little’ cookbooks that I’ve bought over the years… one on pumpkins, one on … Continue reading…
Summer is officially here. The temperature climbed above 30C (86F) today, for the first time this year. That’s 3 beautiful days in one week. Grilling time is officially here. We’ve just been toying with it up until now…. Summer is also about easy…. This is. Tapenade is a Provencal specialty of finely chopped olives, capers, … Continue reading…