Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Garrison Keillor once asked: “Why do the inhabitants of Lake Wobegon lock their cars in the month of August? So their neighbors won’t leave bags of zucchini on the back seat.” Here, in the French countryside, people don’t lock their cars. They rarely lock their houses…. except at night. At night they close up … Continue reading…
Work has commenced in earnest, chez nous. The kitchen cabinets have been relegated to ‘odd moments’. They’re finished except for the doors, which involve lots of small amounts of work and large amounts of waiting. We’re getting down to the serious stuff now. We decided to start in the room with the least amount of … Continue reading…
Nothing can strike fear into the hearts of a gardener like seeing a zucchini grow from 3 inches to 10 inches overnight. Ideally, we should pick the zucchini when it’s young and tender; but it only takes a moment of inattention for it to become a monster. Fortunately, it freezes well. I freeze it in … Continue reading…
It’s official! We live here. Apparently, once the medical system of the Lot et Garonne decided to acknowledge our existence, it became fashionable for everyone else to acknowledge our existence. This past week we have been inundated with adverts for fidelity cards, newspapers, cars, home repairs, gardening, everything a new owner of an old house … Continue reading…
Now…. Where was I…. Oh yes, France had closed for the Christmas holidays, leaving our change of address and all of our documents on some one's desk for eternity. January comes…. And goes…. I've given everyone ample time to recover from their ski holidays so I start gently inquiring as to the status of our … Continue reading…
Zucchini Stuffed with Orzo Email read receipts. Eminently practical. Supremely irritating. I occasionally use read receipts. It’s an incredibly simple way to make certain that your email has reached it’s intended recipient. If they allow the receipt to be returned, that is. If not, you’re still in limbo. I know the value. Why do I … Continue reading…
Oriental Zucchini Do not, I repeat, DO NOT ever uninstall Internet Explorer 7. Just don't do it. Trust me on this. Let's go back to last week…. My computer broke; it needed and got a new video card (which is not working right, but that's another story) I picked it up Friday morning, got back … Continue reading…