Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
I realized the other day that the biggest thing we are lacking at our house is an adult dog to train the puppies. One puppy, paired with an adult, will follow the lead of the older dog and (theoretically) be trained quite easily. One puppy, alone, will pay more attention to its human and be … Continue reading…
Remember when we went to get our puppy and came home with two puppies? Remember that it was mon mari who decided that we should have two puppies? Remember how I just went along with it? What the hell was I thinking!?!?!? I should have taken the opportunity to get a signed document… kind of … Continue reading…
We all know I love barley. And that I’m rather fond of Caprese Salad. Well, why not? The recipe, Barley with Tomatoes and Mozzarella, has been updated, nutrition information added, and re-posted here: Barley Salad with Tomatoes & Mozzarella. And, now…. The puppies. They were in the kitchen, playing. It’s hard to tell but Guapa … Continue reading…
This is a recipe from 'The Splendid Table'. Well, it's based on a recipe from 'The Splendid Table'. I'm embarrassed to say, I'm not familiar with 'The Splendid Table'. Oh, I've heard of it…. I'd like to be familiar with it. I'm told by many people that I would really like it. But I don't … Continue reading…
We've been having a bit of an argument, chez nous. We have a fenced in area in the front for the puppies. Mon mari has been working on the shutters at the back of the house. He's going in and out of the little garden gate constantly, carrying shutters, equipment, etc. He's not, however, closing … Continue reading…
For those who want more puppy stories…. Here's the story of 'Mickey Mouse and the Missing Tail', according to Guapa and Bonita: Mickey is a squeak toy. Mickey is their favorite toy. Mickey is not our favorite toy. On rare occasions, the puppies can get a bit, er, exuberant. At least it was Mickey…. and … Continue reading…
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Or, in my case…. You can take the puppies out but you can't make them pee and poop. They seem to prefer to do that in the house. Outside is where they prefer to tear from one end of the lawn to … Continue reading…