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 … Continue reading.....
I used to call this Niçoise Pasta Salad but as no self-respecting Niçois would break so far from tradition I decided to change the name.
A proper Salade Niçoise would have the small, black Niçoise olives and be served on a bed of lettuce.
While … Continue reading.....
Looking for an easy, no-cook dinner?
Nothing in this salad requires cooking or even much in the way of prep work….
Except the dressing but that almost makes itself.
Once, maybe twice during the summer I can convince mon mari to eat tuna.
This is … Continue reading.....
This is a ‘composed’ salad, rather than a ‘tossed’ salad.
The ingredients are arranged (artfully) on a bed of lettuce, and the dressing is drizzled over the top. As in most salads, it’s very flexible, ingredients can be added or subtracted to suit taste and … Continue reading.....
I may have mentioned that mon mari is not overly fond of fish.
He likes salmon…. Or, at least, he tolerates salmon. He even likes it fixed simply, grilled being preferred, but other methods are acceptable.
Occasionally, I get to do other fish, cod or … Continue reading.....
Mon mari doesn’t really like tuna…..
And he’s not overly fond of pasta.
But, every now and again, he agrees to let me make something I really like just to be nice.
At least, that’s his side of the story.
He managed to eat the … Continue reading.....
We turned the boiler / furnace (my explanation of the difference between boiler and furnace is here) at the end of April.
It had been nice, the forecast was good and it was the END of April.
We were too early.
Since then we’ve … Continue reading.....
In honor of mon mari’s favorite ‘fish hell day’ I decided to post the most recent success.
And….
The next best thing to sliced bread: hard-boiled eggs that are easy to peel…. easy every time.
