Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Potato Pizza There is a very popular little cafe in my hometown. Everyone loves it; raves about the food; composes odes to the pies. Whenever I visit and we go out to lunch, I know where my mother will want to go. And my mother knows I’ll suggest some place, any place, else. It’s not … Continue reading…
Fried Asparagus; New Potatoes This is not a food blog. I am not a food blogger. I thought I was. Really, I did. I was pretty sure, actually – what with all the recipes and food photos….. Apparently I was wrong. It all started innocently enough. I read a statement, somewhere, that there were 48,000 … Continue reading…
One of the interesting things about being a traveling blogger is seeing how my (and your) blogs look on other people’s computers. For example: on my computer, all of my photos look absolutely lovely: perfect colors, clear and tantalizing. (As, of course, do all of yours!) On my s-i-l’s computer they look too intense, dark, … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe I just spent the entire day tweaking the fonts, lines and paragraphs on my website (not my blog). Then I looked at all my work in three browsers and five different monitor sizes, many times, before I was satisfied that it was working properly. Why am I telling you this incredibly … Continue reading…
Go directly to recipe Our wine has finally gotten off its lazy metaphorical ass and started working. There were a few hisses and fizzes yesterday morning (It's a big barrel, it's in the cave, it's easier to listen then to look). This morning it sounded like hundreds of tiny firecrackers going off. It's definitely working. … Continue reading…
What is it about melted cheese that we seem to so love? Grilled cheese sandwiches; mac & cheese; cheese fondue; cheeseburgers; cheese sauces. I could probably manage my culinary life with out beef or chicken (though I'd rather not). And I could probably get by without pasta or rice (but please don't make me). There … Continue reading…
There is often a question asked of celebrity chefs "What 3 people would you like to have to dinner?" If I could conjure 2 people to come and take over my kitchen it would be the 'Two Fat Ladies'. Jennifer and Clarissa had an utter disregard for technique and sterile cleanliness; a complete devotion to … Continue reading…