Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
When I was young and foolish (and broke) my favorite breakfast after a night out was Spaghettio’s with extra chili powder. Yes, you read that correctly…. In my defense, when I was in college, our dorm rooms did not have kitchens and we were only allowed a coffee-maker and a popcorn popper. We had a … Continue reading…
I don’t often make food I can’t eat. I mean, really, why would one do that? The point of cooking, after all, is eating. There were a few abysmal failures in the early days that were simply not edible by anyone but I like to think I have left those days behind. I guess I … Continue reading…
The art of compromise. We were able to stock up on some of our favorite foods when we went to Barcelona in February. We brought back several jars of roasted pimientos, the heart-shaped red peppers that are much-loved in Spain. We like them stuffed, as the Spanish do. I often stuff them with goat cheese … Continue reading…
As much as I love my slow cooker I am reluctant to cook chicken breasts in it. One reason is that I have read the long slow cooking tend to produce dry chicken. Why would we want that? The other reason is that I can make moist, tender chicken breasts in 30 – 40 minutes … Continue reading…
I made this easy skillet dinner with celeriac. I put celery in the recipe as most people are more likely to have it on hand or to buy it than celeriac. That’s a shame, really…. Celeriac is a wonderful vegetable and works great with other root vegetables in soups and stews. It’s also a traditional … Continue reading…
It’s been a typical spring…. Warm sunny days followed by cool rainy days. Which means that, however much mon mari wants all of the cooking to be moved outdoors, on cool, rainy nights we revert to winter cooking. This is a simple skillet dinner – serve over rice, quinoa, or pasta. Skillet Chicken with Peppers … Continue reading…
This is a dish that would traditionally be made with a whole, cut-up chicken, but, as I cook for two, I used chicken breasts. Chicken thighs would also be good. Serve over rice or pasta or quinoa or barley or mashed potatoes or anything you like…. Feel free to add hot sauce….. The recipe, Chicken … Continue reading…