Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Is there still turkey lurking in the fridge or freezer? Leftovers are often the best part of a holiday meal… Until they’re not. Sometimes we can eat our fill of turkey sandwiches long before the turkey runs out. So – … Continue reading…
I have no idea why these are called ‘pot’ pies. There is no ‘pot’ of any sort involved. But who am I to argue with words, their usage, and meaning (or lack thereof). Words, like everything else, evolve. I was … Continue reading…
Got leftover Christmas ham? A clafoutis is, traditionally, a sweetened batter, similar to a popover / Yorkshire pudding batter, poured over stone fruit (cherries, peaches, apricots) and baked – a summer dessert here in France. This is savory. One could … Continue reading…
“The U.S. and Great Britain are 2 countries separated by a common language.” The comment is widely attributed to George Bernard Shaw and there are at least 4 variations on the phrase. There are other common things that separate as … Continue reading…
You may have noticed that we are eating more skillet dinners / casseroles lately. It’s a combination of winter comfort food and easy cooking. Admittedly, once the components of this dish were done we could have had salmon with 2 … Continue reading…
Think of this as a Shepherd’s Pie made with pork. A Shepherd’s Pie is made with lamb (shepherd – sheep). I could call it a Swineherd’s Pie but that just doesn’t have the right appeal. I made this with leftover … Continue reading…
Thanksgiving is coming up for all you people living in the U.S. In case you have leftover turkey, here is an easy recipe that maybe a bit different than what you usually do. When we still lived on that side … Continue reading…