Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
My tomatoes have late blight which is exacerbated by rain. My squash, both summer and winter, have powdery mildew which is alleviated by rain. We’ve been having thunderstorms, on and off, for two days. What can I say…… With the on and off thunderstorms we also have on and off internet. I have nothing to … Continue reading…
And so it starts. The first zucchini usually doesn’t do much…. Normally a female flower, attached to a zucchini, is the first to appear. The male flower comes a bit later, followed by the bees and the pollination and the big zucchini. It’s so exciting to see the first tiny little zucchinis, barely an inch … Continue reading…
This is what happens when one does the shopping the day before one gets sick…. One ends up with a refrigerator full of food that needs to be used up as all of the planned cooking was replaced by chicken soup. Meat can be frozen for later…. Veggies become soup. But, one can never have … Continue reading…
I just love these cute little individual casserole dishes. Obviously, so do the French as they are everywhere, along with little cookbooks with recipes for the ‘cocottes’. Frittata de Légumes Total time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 1 carrot, finely chopped 1/2 cup butternut squash, finely chopped 1/2 green pepper, finely chopped 2 shallots, finely chopped 2 … Continue reading…
This is one of those long-cooking dishes that I love doing during the winter. For those of you not fond of pork, be warned…. This is a double pig dish. For those of you who love pork… This is a melt-in-the-mouth, chock-a-block with flavor dish. The best part is… It’s a 15 minutes of … Continue reading…
Are you looking for recipes for Thanksgiving? Mashed potatoes are always a hit, but why not make them a little more interesting this year? The caramelized onions add a bit of sweet and the horseradish adds a bit of hot, making these a great accompaniment to roast meats… Like maybe a Roast Turkey, with or … Continue reading…
One of the results of eating with the seasons is, sometimes, one feels like one is stuck on the same page. I had a bumper crop of acorn squash this year, and very few butternut squash. As the acorn only have about half the storage life as the butternut, we’re eating those first. As we … Continue reading…