Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
One of the strongest memories of my childhood was the night my mother bought new cookware. I think I was 4 or 5 years old at the time. My father was a mild-mannered, easy-going, gentle man who rarely raised his voice to anyone (including me when I brought the new car home with a dent … Continue reading…
Do you have an air fryer? I have never had a deep fat fryer. I have, many years ago, made fried chicken, french fries (chips), and a few other things in deep oil in a skillet. My problem was trying to figure out what to do with all the oil. They are very popular here … Continue reading…
This is a post that, while it doesn’t really pertain to us, might be useful to the rest of the world. I know (I assume I know) from watching TV that a lot of the world regularly orders food from restaurants,,,, aka: takeout. Typically, it’s a situation comedy of some sort where one person asks … Continue reading…
My favorite topic: Cleaning. Apparently ‘deep cleaning’ is the preferred term, now. For me it was always spring cleaning, regardless of the time of year. My cleaners in the U.S. (oh, how I miss them…..) used to ‘spring clean’ one room each week which was great. The whole house was thoroughly cleaned every 2 months. … Continue reading…
When I first read this article to see if it was a fit, two memories came flashing back. The first was regarding butter. My mother loved butter…. Specifically she loved browned butter. I don’t think she ever made a vegetable that she didn’t finish with browned butter. Really. If she opened up a can of … Continue reading…
An Australian friend of mine once told me about a wonderful machine that cooked and pureed and baked and did just about everything one could want and did it all by itself. She also told me that it was outrageously expensive so I promptly forgot what it was called. But the idea stayed with me….. … Continue reading…
How careful are you in the kitchen? I like to think I am but sometimes I find myself doing stupid stuff…. Like pounding the cleaver through a butternut squash with my hand without checking that I have the sharp side down. Or deciding that a pan is cool enough to grab with my bare hands … Continue reading…