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 … 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. … 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, … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Continue reading.....
