Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Yup! I’m still playing with beets (beetroot). I’m struggling to keep myself interested in the kitchen while waiting for summer cooking to start. So I play. We loved this – light enough for spring. Beet Cakes with Goat Cheese and Spinach Salad Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups shredded, cooked red beet 1 … Continue reading…
Spinach and cannellini (white kidney beans) are one of our favorite salad combinations. Serve with marinated, grilled or broiled pork chops for a simple spring salad, full of heart-healthy foods. Chicken thighs or breasts would work equally well. After the recipe – my attempt to master social media. Grilled Pork Chops with Spinach and Cannellini Salad … Continue reading…
Work progressed reasonably well this week. Mon mari stopped varnishing the floor boards before installing and, once again, the tongue fit into the groove. It’s still slow, he has to stain a few, then install them, then put 3 coats of varnish on, then stain a few more…. but he’s over half done. And during … Continue reading…
Spinach and Chickpea Salad with Toasted Goat Cheese For those who are interested I have decided to give a pictorial update on our house restoration progress once a week. For those who are not interested, and wish I would just shut up about the whole debacle, I have decided to only give a pictorial update … Continue reading…
Spinach and Red Pepper Salad Mon mari's been packing…. The kitchen. Need I say more? If you insist. It goes something like this: Him: Tell me what I can pack in this cupboard. Me (after rearranging): You can pack everything on these two shelves but leave everything on the bottom; I still need to use … Continue reading…
Avocado, Feta and Spinach Salad Whew, that’s a long title…. Lia, of Swirling Notions has done an amazing job of organizing an event to raise money for a worthy cause in memory of a worthy food blogging friend, Sher, of What Did You Eat. Clos du Bois has most generously agreed to match any contribution … Continue reading…
Lemon Spinach and Chicken Salad Long, long ago, in a place far, far away I was fit; in decent shape, as it were. I did it the easy way. I went to a spa, twice a year, and beat my body into submission. My days at the spa went something like this: 5:30 … Continue reading…