Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
As some things come to an end others are just starting. We have declared Asparagus Season to be finished. The last green that we bought was skinny and tasty but the heads were just starting to flower. The last white we bought was big, fat and delicious, but the stems were tougher and there was … Continue reading…
Did I mention that it’s asparagus season? Last weekend we decided to ‘double our pleasure’ and have asparagus for both a first course and a vegetable. Mon mari is a firm believer in never being able to have too much asparagus. As a good wife I feel obligated to accommodate him. The things I do … Continue reading…
This is another quiche with a shredded potato crust… Our new favorite and so easy. Thin turkey cutlets cook quickly making the prep fast and easy. Use the same skillet for everything: quickly sauté the turkey, then remove to a plate. Do the onions next, adding the chard at the end just to it wilts … Continue reading…
Did I mention that I was cleaning? Along with actual hoovering and dusting and scrubbing, I’m cleaning out the pantry. Cleaning out the pantry means checking the ‘use’by’ dates and using whatever needs using. Which is how I ended up putting a jar of commercial taco sauce into a quiche. For what it’s worth, I … Continue reading…
This is mon mari’s favorite time of year. It’s the ‘A’ season. All of his favorite A vegetables are hitting the markets in abundance: artichokes, asparagus and avocados. Asparagus, pathetic, wilted, expensive asparagus, is available occasionally throughout the year from such local areas as Peru. Avocados as well, usually from Mexico. We don’t buy those. We … Continue reading…
We have a Sunday night tradition of having slightly decadent dinners. It’s the night we have risotto or lasagne or quiche…. all of which include a good bit of cheese of some sort and often sausage. It’s a change from the more usual chicken breast and broccoli. If we have soup (also a Sunday tradition) … Continue reading…
I’m sure that menus have been planned and research done for those that are cooking New Year’s Eve dinner at home. I’m equally sure that those that aren’t cooking have made reservations if dining at a restaurant or are looking forward to someone else’s efforts if invited to friends So I’m not posting anything wonderfully … Continue reading…