Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
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 appetite. It makes a lovely first course or light lunch. … Continue reading…
A simple dollop of pesto sauce is a great accompaniment to grilled fish. I’m embarrassed to admit that I am now, and likely will be all summer, using commercial pesto. I had such high hopes this spring. I pulled out the lavender and the rosemary that were taking over their respective areas in my herb … 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 tuna or sole. As long as there are absolutely no … 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 better part of this lasagne happily enough. Must have been … Continue reading…
I can always get good salmon here, but other fish… it just depends. There are always at least 20 different kinds of fish at the counter where I shop. I don’t try most of them because either I’m clueless as to how to prepare them or they have bones and mon mari won’t eat them. There … Continue reading…
This is another recipe based on one from ‘1000 Chinese Recipes’. The original recipe used raw, white fish. I was in the mood for tuna…. Again, the mushroom soy sauce made it very dark. Fish Cakes on Peapods and Peppers Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: Fish Cakes: 10oz (300gr) tuna, canned, drained 1 tsp mushroom … Continue reading…
What makes you cry? It’s the holiday season…. I’m talking happy tears. Mon mari almost had teary-eyes when I told him I was making Tuna Cakes for dinner. They were not tears of joy. Then I explained that I was adding pimientos and capers and hot mustard and spices and he perked right up. Presentation … Continue reading…