Red Sauced Shrimp; Driving without a license – legally

Driving in a foreign country can be a puzzling challenge when you’re visiting. As a resident, one may come to expect some of the strange behavior…. but one may still be a long way from actually understanding it. Take the cacahuète, for example. The peanut…. The nickname for a tiny little caricature of a car, … Continue reading…

Shrimp and Asparagus Salad; the importance of sexy undies

Question:  Why should one always wear sexy underwear for doctor's appointments in France? Answer:  Because if you're going to parade around strangers, of both sexes and all ages, in your undies (or less) for the better part of an hour you'll want to look your best. A few weeks at the local gym prior to … Continue reading…

Shrimp in Green Sauce; the Weekly Menu

Yes, I'm still eating green garlic.  The last bunch I bought was quite large and a lovely purple so we may be getting to the end of the season…. sob…. The weather has turned cold and rainy though, so, rather than cooking on the barbecue, mon mari has taken it apart, ordered some new replacement … Continue reading…

Shrimp in Tomato and Green Garlic Sauce on Angel Hair Pasta; My Hoopoe

Shrimp Pasta

Last year about this time I did a post about our Processionarias or Processional Caterpillars… Those very pretty, very nasty and potentially deadly critters I’d seen nose-to-tailing it past our garden gate. You’ll never guess what came tap tap tapping on my kitchen window last week. A hoopoe. The only known predator of those nasty … Continue reading…

Shrimp Cocktail; Too many books; Weekly Menu

I love books. All sorts of books: big ones, tiny ones, new ones, old ones, fact, fiction, entertaining, teaching. Mon mari would say I like them a bit too much, since I have enough to start my own book shop…. or two. Today I unpacked my 'good' books.  The leather-bound hard cover books.  The books … Continue reading…