Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
I love risotto. Since the first time I had it in Venice I have been smitten. That year, for Christmas, mon mari gave me a cookbook: ‘Risotto’. A simple title for a simple book… Just recipes for classic Italian risotto. Nothing fancy, nothing creative or innovative or cutting edge. This is the first one … Continue reading…
This time of year the markets are full of endive. Apparently the French eat them in huge quantities. One can get a pre-packaged bag with a dozen endive in it and I see shopping trolleys with three or four bags. We like them…. But that’s a lot of endive. I went through my French … Continue reading…
The last few acorn squash that formed were small, about the size of a baseball. Unlike zucchini, which can be picked and used very young, winter squash have to stay on the vine until fully ripe. Unlike zucchini, they don’t keep on growing until they’re monsters. The little ones were so cute – I just … Continue reading…
I love pizza. I love all kinds of pizza: thin crust, thick crust, deep dish, simple and supreme. When I get a pizza here it’s meant to serve one. The crust is thin and the toppings spare…. It’s delicious and just a little too much for me (perfect for mon mari). When I have pizza … Continue reading…
Many gourmands from the US are avid fans (one could almost say ‘rabid’ fans of bacon) Bacon is nice, I’ll agree, and it certainly has it’s uses. I’m confident that with the exponential growth of all things food related in the US there are many wonderful artisanal bacons available. But for sheer versatility, both in … Continue reading…
The census-taker came to our house today. I've never been interviewed by a census-taker before. I've definitely not been interviewed by a census-taker in French before. She was a very nice young woman and she brought her darling little daughter with her. It's Wednesday, you see, and in France young children don't go to school … Continue reading…
It’s mushroom season. I kinow this because I see cars tucked into little bits of woods on the side of the road. I don’t gather mushrooms myself. There are three general types of mushrooms: edible, toxic, and magic or Psilocyban (known to have psychedelic properties). Identifying which is which is the problem. It’s rather important … Continue reading…