Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
It’s spring! There’s change in the air. But first….. One often thinks of honey and lemon as something to stir into tea or, maybe, hot brandy as a sore-throat remedy. Add a bit of mustard and it makes a lovely pan sauce for turkey cutlets (or chicken breasts) – and very quickly… Perfect for a … Continue reading…
I live with a conundrum… aka mon mari. He maintains that he doesn’t like fish. He continually refers to Friday as ‘Fish Hell Day’. Yes, we eat fish on Friday. No, it has nothing to do with our Catholic school upbringing. It’s because I like to cook fish on the day I buy it. I … Continue reading…
I'm enjoying pasta in Italy… old story; new recipe. For some of the family with us in Italy, this is their first trip across the pond. Seasoned travelers love to give tips to first-timers – things like beware of pick-pockets (true), don't drink the water (for Europe, false), they hate Americans (also false), there are … Continue reading…
We’re wining and dining in Italy…. old, but appropriate, bit on timing… and a new recipe Living in other countries has taught me that, while there in an underlying humanism that binds us all together, it’s the little things that can be so befuddling, particularly to the novice traveler! Something as simple as daily habits … Continue reading…
The 'A vegetables' have arrived. Mon mari is an avid lover of the 'A's. Three colors of asparagus; three kinds of artichokes and two kinds of avocados. It's vegetable heaven. Add in my favorite green garlic and it's a pretty intense veggie time. (Not to be sacrilegious, but this is the second proof that god … Continue reading…
Today was a good day. It started yesterday when we decided to go to the Carrefour to do the shopping. We had just been there the week before (it's the only store that sold the diapers/bed pads I used for Sedi's bed. Sigh…. ). When I checked out the cashier asked if I was interested … Continue reading…
The voting is in; the people have made their wishes known. FoodBuzz’s Project Food Blog Challenge #1 is over. And I didn’t make the cut. Which comes as no surprise. I didn’t spend the last 3 days tweeting or blogging for votes. (Not my style.) I realized, when I wrote my post, that it was … Continue reading…