Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
How do you get your calcium? At my last annual exam my doctor asked if I ate cheese and yogurt every day. Well, she didn't exactly ask… She said: "You DO eat cheese and yogurt every day, don't you?" For those of you who have never been to France – both items play an important … Continue reading…
Last week I wrote about counting calories. Very good idea. But unless you’re buying prepared food that lists the calories (and contains enough salt to float a ship) how do you know how many calories are in stuff? Well, you can look everything up in a book or online…. And this is a good site … Continue reading…
I am about to address a weighty subject. Or, at least it can be. But first, a personal update: You may recall, about 2 months ago I announced that I was fat in France. I would now like to proudly announce that I am no longer fat… anywhere. I have lost 10lbs. I plan on … Continue reading…
Nuts! I love gathering nuts in the fall. When I was a child, the whole family went out into the hills around our small town to gather hickory nuts and butternuts. Black walnuts were everywhere…. but only my older brother could tolerate their strong taste. Now I have my own trees: walnuts (English) and hazelnuts. … Continue reading…
How do you eat? When eating in restaurants in the US I’m usually asked: ‘Would you like an appetizer?’. The question always makes me think of Potato Skins or Cheese Curds or something similar…. Something to nibble on while deciding on dinner. The dinner which will consist of a first course, a main course and … Continue reading…
To refrigerate or not to refrigerate; that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer…. Oops, wrong soliloquy. It’s summertime and many a cooks’ thoughts turn to salmonella. And most thoughts about salmonella center around eggs. I was once told that more people die in Spain in the summertime from salmonella than … Continue reading…
Yes, dear readers, I moved to France and got fat. I became overweight. Note that I didn’t say that I gained weight. I became overweight. Could this be the real reason French women don’t get fat? Well, there are certain cultural differences that seriously discourage weight gain. First, there’s the nudity. We have topless beaches … Continue reading…