Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
In early spring I planted spinach seeds. I waited and watched for the little green leaves to poke through the dirt. It took forever for them to be even an inch high. I waited and waited for a few leaves to get large enough to pick. Finally, I find a few leaves large enough to use as … Continue reading…
We have not been having lovely May weather this past week. It’s been much more like nasty March weather. It’s been cold and gray and windy. No rain…. It’s actually been very dry and I have to water everything. The tomatoes and beans and squashes are not happy. But the lettuce and the spinach are … Continue reading…
This has been our favorite spinach salad for years. I can’t believe I’ve never posted this before. If I remember correctly the dressing was from a Bon Appétit magazine and was meant for a fruit salad. I don’t see it for fruit….. And, if I remember correctly, it used an egg yolk to thicken. I have … Continue reading…
One of the nicest things about summer salads is they don’t have to involve cooking. Just assemble and eat. Of course, if you’re me, first you have to pick the spinach and lettuce, then carefully wash it to make sure there is no added protein hiding in the leaves. For all of you who shop … Continue reading…
We went on ‘summer time’ this morning. Yes, I know that the U.S. changed their clocks a few weeks ago, but here, as in so many things, we do it the more traditional way: the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October. With spring comes all of the wonderful spring vegetables: freshly … Continue reading…
The cookies are gone There is no more foie gras. All of the wonderful, creamy, stinky cheeses have been consumed. As much as I want to continue eating at the same level, enjoying hearty pastas with cheese and stews with gravy, I decided a little restraint might be in order. I’ve been seeing lots of … Continue reading…
Salad season is starting. I know, most of you probably eat salads all year long. We don’t. Two reasons: We eat lettuce and spinach when they’re in season. For spinach that’s spring and fall; for lettuce, that’s late spring through mid-summer I’m not in the mood for salads in winter. In winter I want soups, stews … Continue reading…