Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
It’s spring. Everything is turning green, including my herbs and the displays at the markets. Well…. Green garlic isn’t actually green. It looks like a green onion (also not green) but smells like mild, sweet garlic. Like a green onion, … Continue reading…
I’ve mentioned in the past that we can buy lots of different fresh pastry in the refrigerator section of the supermarkets here. I think in the U.S. it’s mostly frozen… I buy different size packages of puff pastry, pizza crusts, … Continue reading…
I love olives. My favorites are kalamatas. The only time I get them is when we go to one of the markets or to Grand Frais, the big fruit & veggie store. The olive bars are fantastic, with lots of … Continue reading…
Vacation is an important part of life. In most of Europe most working people get 4 – 6 weeks of annual vacation. I say most because there are certain groups that have to be more, um, creative to get consecutive … Continue reading…
I love lemon and garlic…. And butter. Butter just binds it all together so nicely. In this recipe I used all 3 in the shrimp and the rice. And as long as I had the lemon, I thought a few … Continue reading…
The theme for Monday posts in April is Asparagus. It’s asparagus season and we eat a lot of it for the 5 or 6 weeks it’s available. We eat green, purple, purple-tipped white, and big, fat white. We love it … Continue reading…
We get peeled shrimp for which we are both very grateful. Mon mari is grateful because he doesn’t have to peel them and I’m grateful because I don’t have to listen to him complain. My hands turn red and itchy … Continue reading…
