Healthy Food . . . . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . . . . Easy Recipes . . . . . . & Musing from an Expat in France
Thanksgiving is coming up for all you people living in the U.S. In case you have leftover turkey, here is an easy recipe that maybe a bit different than what you usually do. When we still lived on that side of the pond and made big turkey dinners we usually ended up eating a lot … Continue reading…
We’ve been eating a lot of pasta lately…. and stir-fries, risottos, skillet hash, etc. I blame it all on the unpredictable weather. Guapa and I go out for our morning walk. It’s a beautiful day with warm temps, no wind and clear skies. Sometime, after breakfast, I ask mon mari what he would like for … Continue reading…
This is not Red Beans & Rice which usually has andouille sausage in it. I love the red beans and the rice, but am not overly fond of the andouille sausage. I’ve never had andouille sausage in the U.S. and I don’t know if it’s made with tripe (stomach linings of various animals) like it … Continue reading…
Asparagus season is here. Once again, mon mari is roaming the markets in search of green asparagus. Now that I have my Instant Pot, and have figured out how to cook the fat white asparagus, he is happy with that – as a second choice. White asparagus is preferred in Europe so there is always … Continue reading…
I was sorting photos the other day and I saw one of my potager a year ago. It was lush, green and beautiful. This year it’s dead, dying, brown and barren. I don’t remember ever having the vegetables finish this early. Today I picked the last of the Delicata squash. Some aren’t ripe but the … Continue reading…
Last year we had so much lettuce I nearly filled our compost container to over-flowing. We ate it twice a day for weeks and it never looked like we picked any. I gave it to neighbors and friends by the sackful. This year, after stringing CD’s everywhere, we manged to have 4 main course dinner … Continue reading…
I can get a ‘3-pack’ of some vegetables. The cans are small, about 8oz (240gr) or 1 cup size. I usually buy red or white kidney beans in the small cans to have on hand to add to pasta or risotto. Last summer I bought corn. I thought it would be great to toss into … Continue reading…
