Having a vegetable garden (potager) is one of the most rewarding endeavors one can undertake.
It’s a lot of work for six or seven months, depending on your growing season, but being able to grow and eat your own vegetables all summer, fresh from the … Continue reading.....
Sometimes life should be easy.
When unknown critters are wreaking havoc on all things edible in my potager I do what any practical person would do….
Go shopping.
In my case it was to buy some good pesto.
And some good, fresh pasta.
Add one … Continue reading.....
A few months (or more) ago, mon beau-frère, who lives in Hawaii, sent me a simple recipe for Pasta with Sage and Carrots.
He knows how much mon mari (his brother) loves sage. Must be a family thing,,,,
Anyway….. I read it, liked it, … Continue reading.....
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when I bought cook books whenever we traveled.
Wait….
I still do that.
Except now I do it surreptitiously as someone, who shall remain nameless, thinks that I have more than enough cook books already.
When we … Continue reading.....
The art of compromise.
We were able to stock up on some of our favorite foods when we went to Barcelona in February. We brought back several jars of roasted pimientos, the heart-shaped red peppers that are much-loved in Spain.
We like them stuffed, as … Continue reading.....
I don’t have anything in my vegetable garden yet.
Actually, I haven’t even thought about it yet. I need warm sunshine to put me in the mood.
We’ve had cold wind and rain.
Still – I have started to crave spring foods.
I saw the … Continue reading.....
Mon mari needs his carbs at every meal.
Often, with salads, he’ll have bread. Sometimes, though, I add the carbs to the salad, either as a grain (rice, quinoa) grilled potatoes or even pasta.
So this is a Spinach Salad with pasta rather than a … Continue reading.....
As a change of pace I decided to make something with asparagus and green garlic…. It being spring and all.
If you don’t have access to green garlic, you can substitute 1 clove of garlic, minced or 2 tbs garlic chives and 2 green onions, … Continue reading.....
