Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Taco Salad, a la Française He was right. Not that I'll ever tell him, but… He was right. Remember, back in the beginning of time, when I was searching for plates and forks so we could eat? I was complaining because he, apparently bored labeling boxes, ended up listing some of them as 'Stuff … Continue reading…
Lettuce with Chevre (Goat Cheese) Did you know that one of the few groups of people (in this reference, British) who regularly use the ‘glottal stop’ are incapable of pronouncing it? Mon mari has been watching a bit of British television lately…. It’s background noise for me but the occasional word or phrase breaks through. … Continue reading…
Remember this from last week? Now it looks like this: Propre, as the French would say… Well, close anyway. It needs to be raked again. But, this weekend: He cut and chopped; I raked. He did a first cut with the strimmer (weed whip); I raked. He mowed, shorter cut; I raked. He mowed again, … Continue reading…
Chris, of Mele Cotte is hosting the 3rd annual “Cooking to Combat Cancer” event this month. The purpose, as the name implies, is to remind all of us that we are what we eat. The National Cancer Institute estimates that one third of all cancer deaths may be diet related. In case you don’t understand … Continue reading…
How do you shop? I was trying to decide this morning, as I drove to a second hypermarket after already having been to one, plus a local green grocer…. Am I becoming more picky about my purchases? Or are the stores becoming less accommodating? That second question was rhetorical… I know the answer. There was … Continue reading…
Tangy Cabbage Salad No good deed shall go unpunished. Damned if you do; damned if you don’t. When seeking help it’s best to appear helpless. Last week, when I realized that my computer was fading fast, I took this photo of the screen. I was 99% sure that it was the video card that was … Continue reading…
Vitamins are heavy. Well, not all of them; Vitamin E is pretty light. 120 tablets of Calcium, on the other hand, weighs 8oz (240gr). 220 tablets of a Multi-Vitamin (with Lycopene) weighs 12oz (350gr). How do I know this? Duh! I weighed them! WHY do I know this? Because I carry them back with me … Continue reading…