salads

Shrimp Avocado Salad; lemon trees and veal

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Salad season has officially started. I have basil in my herb garden (from plants, the seeds aren’t up). I have lettuce in my potager (from plants, the snails ate the seedlings) I have a bit of spinach that survived the slugs. We work with what we have. Shrimp Avocado Salad Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients: … Continue reading…

Wilted Rainbow Chard Salad with Ham and Onion

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It’s the season of three: green beans, zucchini and chard. They’re on a 3-day rotation, chez nous. In a few more weeks it will be the season of four – we add sweet corn into the mix (we hope). I don’t buy vegetables in summer – we just eat what I grow. Our summer is … Continue reading…

Bean and Basil Salad; the update

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It was hot last week. Friday was the hottest day of the summer. The heat had been forecast for a week. I decided to be pro-active. I did not want to be ‘slaving over a hot stove’ on the hottest day of the year. I decided to make our usual, week-end 2-course dinner in the … Continue reading…

Chicken and White Bean Salad with Crispy Red Onions

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I think I’ll stop complaining about the rain and my potager and my herb garden and all the other stuff. We’re luckier than many – our roads are intact and the house is not buried in mud like these: Flooding in France. The pilgrimage site at Lourdes was flooded for the second time in a … Continue reading…

Spring Salad with Grilled Pork Chops

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I always plant too much in my garden…. In some people’s opinion. I don’t let any of it go to waste, but we tend to eat strangely when stuff starts growing. We don’t eat salads for months, then we have spinach salads every night for two or three weeks while it’s producing, followed by red … Continue reading…