Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
First: The fields of ‘tournesol’ or sunflowers. The field in the background is all in bloom. The field bordering our property is just starting… There is one, lonely, sunflower blooming. But, isn’t it going to be spectacular when all the rest catch up? On to the kitchen. Cabinet doors require a lot of gluing and … Continue reading…
Two Tuna Salads The vote is in; the people have spoken! Sort of…. To summarize all of the wonderful and helpful comments: 66% voted for stained and varnished wood. 34% voted for painted wood. But it was the comments that I found most helpful. There were suggestions to make the bottom doors stained wood and … Continue reading…
Question: You’re standing at the service desk in a store. Said service person is taking care of your problem when his/her phone rings. He/she immediately turns away from you and answers the phone. Is this rude? Or not? In my opinion, it is not rude if the person answers the phone, speaks for a moment, … Continue reading…
Asparagus, Tuna and Caper Risotto Mon mari gets out Friday. Twenty three days of lazing around a hospital, feeling good, having his toe tended, his feet rubbed and his every wish catered to by a bevy of young, mostly female, mostly attractive, French doctors and nurses, is far too long. It has apparently turned his … Continue reading…
Who out there likes to clean? Come on, be honest…. I actually knew someone once, my neighbor in Andorra, who loved to clean. She preferred cleaning her house to walking in the mountains or going to the market or working in the garden or cooking. I prefer cleaning my house to having extensive dental work … Continue reading…
Tuna and White Bean Enchilada That’s life chez nous these days. More time was spent this last week unpacking, rearranging, repacking, and rearranging again than actually getting anything substantial accomplished. But there were some milestones: You may admire the mirror and new towel rack – but please take note of the handle on the door…. … Continue reading…
Kate? Kate!!!! That makes 3 times. Still no handle on the bathroom door…. But, who’s counting? Remember the cute little backhoe mon mari got to play with? This is the one our neighbor got to play with… I think mon mari is suffering from backhoe envy… What do you think? I’m picking on mon mari … Continue reading…