Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
It was hot last week. Friday was the hottest day of the summer. The heat had been forecast for a week. I decided to be pro-active. I did not want to be ‘slaving over a hot stove’ on the hottest day of the year. I decided to make our usual, week-end 2-course dinner in the … Continue reading…
In the past, when I’ve made kebabs, I’ve done the vegetables on separate skewers. That makes it easier to get the meat and vegetables done the way we like them. But this was a weeknight. I didn’t want to fuss. And I was serving it on a salad (!) rather than rice or couscous. Cutting … Continue reading…
This is out of another little French cookbook. I’ve been getting them at the DIY stores. Whoever came up with this idea is brilliant. As I’m standing in line, with mon mari and his trolley full of who knows what, he runs off to find whatever he forgot, and I’m bored. I can’t leave the … Continue reading…
The garden monsters have returned! Last year I did a post on what to do with all the excess: tips on freezing zucchini and how to use what you froze. This year, I thought I would give a few options for cooking zucchini, so one doesn’t get bored with it before all 6 tons have … Continue reading…
First, a bit more about our Sedi…. On Sunday, we finally decided, after agonizing over it for weeks, that it was time. Her back legs were almost useless and I could tell that one hip was popping in and out of the socket. She couldn’t stand without a bit of assistance, and fell regularly. Over … Continue reading…
Spring is almost here. Those of you enjoying late winter snow storms may not believe it, but, really, it’s coming. With spring comes salads. Because I don’t buy produce that’s not in season, the only salads we have in winter are made with Savoy Cabbage and / or Endive. The first of March brings the … Continue reading…
I saw a most upsetting sight the other morning. After all the work I did last summer – reinforcing the chain link fence with chicken wire dug into the ground; adding a 12 inch high wooden fence around the entire front garden; filling in the holes in the ground; patching the holes in the fence…. … Continue reading…