Our mini-vacation is over. We had a wonderful time playing tour guide and tourist for 4 days. We had a wonderful time sampling a variety of wine (and, just perhaps, a wee bit too much) for 5 nights. Our weather was perfect, the sunsets were beautiful and the dogs fairly well-behaved. What more could one ask for? We’re not quite switching to bread and water but I do foresee some … Continue reading →
I love summer…. But, damn, it’s a lot of work! I love salad season…. But it involves the most work of summer. Some people buy bags of pre-washed, ready to eat lettuce. I pick mine fresh, which is lovely, but it also means that each leaf has to be carefully washed. I’m not worried about dirt…. I just hate that telltale crunch of a missed baby snail. Of course, that … Continue reading →
We’re still traveling…. Old story; new recipe: A few years ago, we were having dinner at a gorgeous country house hotel in the south of France. It was a beautiful, warm summer evening and dinner was on a stepped terrace on the hillside sloping down from the hotel. We had views looking into the sunset over acres of vineyards. The candles were flickering in a light breeze; the women were … 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 2 mile walk 6:30 breakfast, 1 bran flake waved over skim milk, water … Continue reading →
