Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
I first made and posted this recipe 9 years ago. Time flies….. I used a brown rice crust but you could also use shredded potatoes or even shredded butternut squash. Just substitute either for the cooked rice. No pre-cooking is needed, but bake the crust for 10 minutes rather than 5. Or you could (gasp!) … Continue reading…
First, I have a question. I’m limiting it to one question otherwise this could quickly turn into a rant – at overly zealous, overly cute and overly faddish foodies. The question is this: Why put {Gluten-Free} on food that, so very obviously, doesn’t contain gluten? And why does it have to be in curly brackets? … Continue reading…
Something a bit different for early summer. I don’t have tomatoes in my garden yet, so these are a bit lacking in flavor. Rather than use a mild mozzarella I decided on a tangy aged goat cheese, breaded and warmed in the oven. We were pleased…. The recipe, Zucchini, Tomato and Goat Cheese Stacks, has … Continue reading…
A week ago we were debating on lighting a fire. Three days ago summer arrived and we opened all the doors and windows to let the warm air in and the cool air out. Today I was ready to close the shutters against the heat. Summer has arrived. Now that summer is here I want … Continue reading…
Two weeks of cold and rain has not done wonders for my garden. It seems that compromise is not in the weather picture this year. On Wednesday I had a garden full of green tomatoes, just waiting for the sun to ripen. On Thursday they gave up, the plants turned brown and the tomatoes are … Continue reading…
We take a momentary break from the zucchini posts – as the zucchini is taking a momentary break from producing. The tomatoes, on the other hand, are going strong. You may not think that tomatoes and potatoes work together. Think again. I normally use Gruyère in potato gratins but I decided to use something stronger … Continue reading…
I haven’t made a quiche in long time. But I have so much chard in the garden and I wanted to do something different. And I had 3 ripe tomatoes. This is a ‘side dish’ quiche…. just the rice and vegetables. We had it with grilled chicken breasts. Of course, you could just add a … Continue reading…