Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Picnic Pasta Salad When one studies a language in school or a class, one studies it as it should be…. Not as it is. Take the, controversial, MessieurDame. In France, one greets people with ‘Bonjour Monsieur’ or ‘Bonjour Madame’ upon meeting them for the first time, each day. Here, in farm country, if there is … Continue reading…
I was tagged awhile back with a rather interesting meme (At least, for readers, it is). Both Tanna, of My Kitchen in Half Cups, and Pat, of Pat’s Food Blog tagged me for the 1,2,3 Meme: 1. Pick up the nearest book. 2. Open to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the … Continue reading…
Raise your glasses and shake your asses! This pronouncement came from the deep, melodious voice of my favorite, faceless T.V. announcer. Our T.V. shows are announced by real, opinionated humans; humans that, apparently don’t have a strict code to abide by. This particular phrase was used to announce the return of a show that the … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe I've been reading about Jann's travels in China and admiring her photos of the foods. I've always wanted to visit China: walk on the Great Wall, see the Terra Cotta Soldiers, follow the Silk Road, get to know, albeit briefly, a culture so different from my own. Then I start to … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe This past week I’ve been sighing with envy as I read about the lovely walks in the mountains taken by Meredith of Poppy Fields and Ulrike of Kuchenlaten. I miss my Monday Walks in Andorra. It was good exercise, a chance to catch up on the local gossip, solve the world’s … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe Mon mari et moi agree on a lot of things; we disagree on fewer things and on the rest we agree to disagree. That's where we get into trouble. One of the things we agree to disagree on is what constitutes a salad. Mon mari states that, by definition, a salad … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe School of Hard Knocks? Didn’t graduate, don’t want to attend. We learn from our mistakes. Can’t I learn from other people’s? Adversity makes us stronger. I don’t feel weak. Life is hard! Why? Does it have to be? Why can’t it be easy? … Continue reading…