This is a simple quiche. I had a few leftover sausages from Choucroute I made the other day and some pretty orange peppers. Since I so rarely make pasta any longer (other than lasagne), risotto and quiche are my preferred ways of using up leftovers and odd bits lurking in the fridge. Mon mari is happy with both, fortunately. I do rather love my comfort food…. Sausage, Pepper and Goat … Continue reading →
One of the things I always look forward to when the cooking moves back to the kitchen is making dinner that is not based on grilling meat. I know a lot of people are cutting back on meat. I read about the Meatless Monday movement. I live in France, not on Mars…. But skipping meat for dinner is not going to happen chez nous…. At least not on a regular … Continue reading →
I thought I’d do something different…. Something with acorn squash…. We’re slowly getting to the end. Then we can start on the butternut squash. (For a treat this week I bought some broccoli) Acorn squash is a bit on the dry side which, apparently, made a difference in the cooking time of the quiche. This was done in 30 minutes, rather than the usual 40. As usual, we have … Continue reading →
If I had an obsessive / compulsive tendency it would be about books. I unpacked my books today. When I packed them up 4 years ago I got rid of lots of them. But not nearly as many as I should. The problem I have with books, the obsessive bit, is that if I like an author I want all of their books. Even when the author loses their edge … Continue reading →
Work continues, albeit at an ever-so-slightly slower pace this week. One has to make some concessions to the holidays, after all. And then, of course, there are the do-overs. Mon mari started laying the frame for the sub-floor this week. See those 2 holes? The one with the cable is the one mon mari made to attach the chandelier in the dining room. The one without the cable was made … Continue reading →
Ahh…. August Life in France can be a challenge in August. I've described mon mari's inability to grasp August in the past. We've learned that one needs to plan ahead for supplies for work planned in the summer. If one needs to order something, floor tiles from Italy, for example and one hasn't done it by the end of May, one might as well wait until September. June is too … Continue reading →
Sedi, our little, old, German Shepherd, no longer joins us for our walks. She gets just as wildly excited as she used to, but falls down if she's not careful. She still spins in circles trying to get out the door, but sometimes hits her head on the frame as she dashes out. She races to the gate, like always, but now she just stands there and watches as we … Continue reading →
