Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
The other day I had my first slow cooker failure. It should have been simple. It was soup. How can one screw up soup? Apparently with ease. It was a simple premise: we were going out for lunch which I knew would be long and a lot of food. I decided soup would be perfect … Continue reading…
I recently updated the recipe index on this blog. It wasn’t the usual monthly update to add new recipes, but a totally new system that will automate it all going forward. Naturally, it wasn’t easy. It was supposed to be easy, but the software I was using couldn’t differentiate between a photo of the dogs … Continue reading…
I have always had mint in my herb garden. Well, after having mint in my actual herb garden I now grow it along the fence where it can be controlled by the lawn mower. It does have a tendency to spread rapidly and take over everything. I digress…. I have always grown mint, but other … Continue reading…
This is a re-post…. I, once again, had blog problems and had to restore from the back-up. Unfortunately, the back-cup didn’t include my last post. I think I have it all working again. At least it was a rainy day (sometimes, that can be a good thing) We really liked the Lemon Chicken with Leeks that I … Continue reading…
I may have mentioned a few times that my mother was not a creative cook. She loved baking but did not enjoy cooking. After she died I nabbed her recipes. Easily 80% of them were for desserts, pies, pastries, cake, cookies, candy and anything else sweet. It’s sad, really, because I rarely make anything sweet. … Continue reading…
My mother made the Thanksgiving turkey every year. She always made it with Sage Stuffing. For a stuffed 20 lb turkey and enough dressing to feed a dozen people she used a teaspoon or so of sage. It could have been less. She was careful not to use too much. I, on the other hand, … Continue reading…
I’ve been seeing Lemon Zucchini Bread all over the internet these days. Obviously, since it’s the season, I had to try it. I had wanted to try it with yellow squash, but the potager didn’t cooperate and I had to use green instead. Actually, it’s rather pretty. Most of the recipes I’ve seen called for … Continue reading…