Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Mushrooms Stuffed with Goat Cheese I just had a long, involved fight encounter with France Telecom/Orange. I’ve used up all the words I was allotted for this day; both French and English. So…. Just relax and look at some pictures. The lads had to break open the wall that was built to ‘Juliet’s (as in … Continue reading…
Pasta with Spinach, Mushroom and Goat Cheese If I could be Alice in Wonderland, and slip through the Looking Glass, I would. As it is, I'm sitting quietly at my computer, trying to be as small as possible, with my head down and my mouth firmly shut. I am offering no suggestions nor helpful hints nor … Continue reading…
The weather turned warm last week. I have no place to keep my food. Before I go further… Have you voted yet? For me? in the Food Blog Awards? Please? Shameless begging out of the way… Have I complained about the refrigerator in Vlad’s House yet? I realize that I was going to stop complaining… … Continue reading…
Aren’t they great? When we lived in the Vendée we had big, harmless grass snakes. Here we have little poisonous vipers. When we lived in the Vendée we had lawns, grass and, generally, mowed, well-tended weeds. Here, we don’t. The property hasn’t been lived in for awhile and things have generally run amuck. When we lived … Continue reading…
Cream of Mushroom Soup with Toasted Walnuts Try to get a variety of of forest or wild mushrooms for this rather than the white button. Crimini will work, but the flavor will have more depth with 2 or 3 types pf mushrooms. I used crimini, oyster and chanterelle, with sliced crimini for garnish. 6oz (180gr) forest … Continue reading…
Basmati Rice with Mushrooms; Green Beans with Mushrooms Whoever thought that putting mushrooms in a can was a good idea ought to be beaten severely about the head and shoulders with a soggy pizza. Why would anyone want to take this perfectly lovely fungus and turn it into a gray, shiny, rubber parody of it’s … Continue reading…
It has been brought to my attention, on more than one occasion, that my mouth is a, somewhat, unreliable output device. An example: Mon mari, his brother, s-i-l and I are discussing what time to leave on an outing the following day. In my mental discussion with myself I acknowledge that mon mari would like … Continue reading…