Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Salad with Tomatoes and Tuna I know people have been wondering what I’ve been doing with my time whilst mon mari is recuperating in hospital. When I’m not mowing and weeding and trimming and planting, that is. Or driving to and from Bordeaux to visit his nibs. I finished unpacking the kitchen boxes. I put … Continue reading…
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…
We were walking down Las Ramblas in Barcelona, a few years ago, enjoying the beautiful spring evening. A woman stopped us… An American. She told us that someone had stolen her bags and her purse, leaving her with no money and no place to stay. She rather looked like an old hippie (takes one to … Continue reading…
Endive with Avocado Have I been time-traveling? Transported back to the 18th century? I have chilblains…. You know, the ailment that the heroine, whilst posing as a dairy maid, gets in all those cheap romance novels. Can you imagine? Does that justify all my bitching and complaining about the lack of heat at Vlad’s house? … Continue reading…
Oriental Zucchini and Brown Rice Salad Are you a plural purchaser? Do you buy in bunches? Amass in multiples? If you see a gorgeous sweater that comes in seven colors, do you buy three? Or four? Then pat yourself on the back for the great restraint you exercised in not buying all seven? When you … Continue reading…
Spinach and Red Pepper Salad Mon mari's been packing…. The kitchen. Need I say more? If you insist. It goes something like this: Him: Tell me what I can pack in this cupboard. Me (after rearranging): You can pack everything on these two shelves but leave everything on the bottom; I still need to use … Continue reading…
Cucumber Salad When we moved to Ireland from the U.S. we I packed our airline tickets. Determined to have a smoother, calmer, move from Ireland to Andorra I tried to think of all contingencies. Once again, our stuff was going in a large container by boat. Once again, we were going by plane and would … Continue reading…