Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
I unpacked a few more books yesterday. All fiction. My cookbooks, language books, computer books, garden books, etc, have all been unpacked for awhile. I have, roughly 150 books of fiction unpacked, and a poor selection, I might add. I have, when all my books are unpacked, a library of somewhere between 1750 and 2000 … Continue reading…
Our wonderful little green grocer has had fresh ceps the last 2 weeks. They are expensive, 22 euro per kilo (about 14 dollars per pound) but, since they don’t weigh much, a few euros worth can add a lot of flavor to a dish. They’re also large, ranging from 3 inches (7cm) to 5 inches … Continue reading…
Adult Cheeseburgers Our neighbors told us that we needn’t worry about mice because our barn had been inhabited by feral cats for several years. It would seem the cats have moved on and the mice have moved in. I’m not certain who was more startled the other night: me, seeing the big, fat gray mouse … Continue reading…
Burgers Stuffed with Goat Cheese You may recall my ongoing battle of the boxes; my continuous, never-ending search to find stuff. Last weekend it was the search for my kitchen scale, which I found under a pile of collapsed clothing boxes. That inspired me to repack the clothing boxes into something a bit sturdier. Since … Continue reading…
How often do you allow yourself to get sucked in to doing something you shouldn’t? So, at the end of the day, you still have not accomplished a single thing you planned on doing? What is it that sucks you in? For me, it’s always the computer. Last summer, when I packed up my big … Continue reading…
We’re off house hunting again, 3 days this time. The contract for our house has finally been signed (only took 6 weeks) so the panic is official. Since one of my favorite themes is “Life is Different Here” let me tell you (once again) about French Weddings: It’s summer! The streets and roads have been … Continue reading…
Burgers and Beans Another example of two people talking about different things together: Do you walk to school or carry your lunch? Mon mari was discharged from the hospital on Saturday morning. Sounds simple, doesn't it? He comes home and mows the lawn (which he is doing as I write this, but I digress). The … Continue reading…