Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
We’re coming into another prime leftover season and, in my opinion, there is no better way to use up the odd bits than risotto. I used chicken in this but you could easily use ham, turkey or anything else left in the fridge. Or leave the meat out and add more veggies. I would serve … Continue reading…
Risotto season. Yes, I know, one can eat risotto year-round but we don’t chez nous….. We only eat it during the cooler months. We only use the barbecue in the warmer months although I have known Minnesotans to be heroically tending the grill outdoors in the snow in December. We’re much more sensible. We’re also … Continue reading…
This is it…. The last salad of the season. We’ve had a good crop of lettuces this year and have been eating salads almost non-stop for over a month. But all things must end and this is the end of our salads. To be honest I’m getting very tired and picking and washing lettuce every … Continue reading…
We were both thrilled when the Food Police took eggs off the ‘do not eat’ list. Of course, the poor egg has been on and off that list a few times so they could be back on by now. I don’t care – I love eggs and, apparently, we eat a lot of them as … Continue reading…
I could almost call this ‘Lazy Risotto’ as there is so little work involved. The spinach was from the freezer; the ham was leftover from the Christmas. There was a little chopping and a little stirring and that’s it! You do know that you don’t have to stir constantly, right? One of the things I love … Continue reading…
We’ve all (or at least most of us) had our share of frozen pot pies – usually chicken. This is different. For one thing it used up the rest of our holiday ham. For the other I used purchased puff pastry and only for a top crust. Puff pastry is light, flaky and easy…. All things we … Continue reading…
This is one of our favorite ‘leftover ham’ dishes. It’s ‘requested several times during the winter. If I don’t have leftover ham I buy a thick slice at the deli counter. I’ve been making it for years, and yes, I posted the recipe in the very early years of this blog. It’s worth another post. … Continue reading…