Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Tomorrow is a big day, chez moi. Last Thursday I spent the morning at the France Telecom office, arranging to get our phone connected. I don’t actually remember doing that in the US, but it seems like it was simple – a phone call from the realtor’s office perhaps? Here, one goes to France Telecom, … Continue reading…
Risotto with Pork and Avocado My mind has been in the toilet lately. Well, not so much in as on… The subject that is…. Toilets. What makes a good toilet? That was last nights pre-dinner-glass-of-wine discussion. Don’t you wish you could have dinner with us? We have bathrooms on the brain. So, I thought I would … Continue reading…
Potato Gratin with Sage I have read that major house restoration projects can cause permanent rifts in an, otherwise stable, relationship. Divorce, in other words. I now understand how this happens. Last Thursday we went to Bordeaux (a bit over an hour’s drive) to look at cook tops, ovens and stoves. Whilst there, we glanced at … Continue reading…
Tournedos with Marchand de Vin I thought I would share some snippets of our temporary life in Vlad’s house: Here is my clothes washing machine: It’s a top loader, like many in the US. Although the machines in the US are not equipped with metal “Jaws” that threaten to remove a finger (or more) if one … Continue reading…
Grilled Scallops and Prosciutto Katie's Collection of Confusing Kitchen words. We need to speak two foreign languages to get by here: French and British. Stove: A large appliance, usually black, that burns wood to heat the house. This is not to be confused with a Cooker: A large appliance, usually white, used in the preparation … Continue reading…
Zucchini Pastry Oh! My! God! Ohmygod! Ohmygodohmygodohmygodphmygodphmygod….Oh my GOD!!!!! What have we gotten ourselves into!!!!! We went to visit our new old house yesterday. We needed to sort out some documents, find a place to leave for a few weeks, and wanted to check some measurements. OH MY GOD! (breathe, breathe, breathe) Calm down and … Continue reading…
In French Decorating I described our 3 little pink bathroom 'rooms' before mon mari attacked them with his brand new sledge hammer. I like the color pink and all of it's variations well enough in nature, and even in sweaters, but I have never been fond of it on walls. A baby girl's bedroom is … Continue reading…