Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
The best thing about risotto is it’s flexibility. It can be ‘gourmet’ with seafood, truffles, asparagus, and / or other expensive ingredients. Or it can be ‘budget’ with ground beef and frozen veggies. Or it can be somewhere in-between. It’s … Continue reading…
We’re transitioning into fall. All summer long we close the house up in the afternoon to keep the heat out. As summer ends we have a few days of having all the doors and windows open with almost perfect temps. … Continue reading…
Snow peas are a favorite spring vegetable. Strangely, where we live, cherry tomatoes also start to appear in early spring. Could be due to all of the green houses we are surrounded with. Still, I’m always happy to see all … Continue reading…
When we lived in the U.S. I did stir-fries, pasta, and rice dishes using flank steak if I wanted beef. I haven’t seen a cut that resembles flank steak here. I know that I can ask a butcher, if I … Continue reading…
Normally I would make this with dried beans that I had cooked in my Instant Pot. I haven’t put my Instant Pot on the counter yet. It was still mostly summer cooking before we left and it’s been unseasonably warm … Continue reading…
Someone, who shall remain nameless, loves McDonalds. He doesn’t indulge often, only a few times a year, and usually when he’s by himself. I will admit to getting hungry for a Big Mac occasionally. I always loved them. My problem … Continue reading…
I first had this when I was a child. Well, not this recipe. There was no recipe. Everybody’s mother that I knew made ‘Sauerkraut Hot Dish’ (I lived in the Midwest, we had Hot Dishes, not Casseroles.) Everyone’s was different … Continue reading…