Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
We’re still snowed in. Well, we were until a few hours ago when mon mari managed to get a good run at the hill and make it up. Our neighbor had done a bit of shoveling and another car had gone by with chains on… After mon mari made it to the top of the … Continue reading…
There’s still time to sign up for Season’s Eatings. Don’t miss your chance to spice up your (and someone else’s) holiday this year. If you would like to join the fun, leave a comment. I’ll collect real names and addresses later, by e-mail. In the meantime…. Everybody in the US get lots of turkey yesterday? … Continue reading…
We have something new in our ‘creepy-crawly’ zoo. Warning: disgusting information to follow…. For those with delicate sensibilities, page down to the recipe. Last week I noticed a strange odor above our bed. Not to put too fine a point on it, I could smell a dead animal. I questioned mon mari. Yes, it seems … Continue reading…
It’s summer, time for cooking on the barbecue grill. Time for juicy steaks, succulent chicken and tender, moist pork…. We hope. One key to good grilling is to not over-cook. Pork should be slightly pink, chicken should be cooked through but removed immediately or just before it reaches that point. Anything more will dry the … Continue reading…
‘Mama said there’d be days like this…’ There is a Chinese curse: ‘May you live in interesting times.’ Yesterday was an ‘interesting’ day. It all started about 6am…. Our phone seldom rings. Our phone never rings at 6 in the morning….. NEVER! Mon mari is in hospital. He had surgery late in the afternoon on … Continue reading…
It’s been a busy week, chez nous. Mon mari, whilst wanting to save the easy work for later, still did rather a lot in the bathroom. He also spent a few days mixing cement and building a retaining wall in the barn, going down to the cellar. He wants to build a platform for storing … Continue reading…
How does one know when it’s time? I’ve been a dog owner for all of my adult life, usually with two big dogs. I’ve heard myself state, with confidence, the accepted bit about how being a responsible pet owner includes being responsible for making the last days as easy as possible. But I’ve never had … Continue reading…