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Pork Lo Mein; Menu of the Week
Pork Lo Mein with Peanut Sauce 8oz (250 gr) pork tenderloin, boneless chops, leftover pork 1 onion2 cloves garlic1 tsp minced ginger1/2 bell pepper, green or red 1/2 head broccoli, 6oz (180gr) 1 carrot4oz (250gr) mushrooms 4oz (250gr) spaghetti 1 tbs.
Red Beans and Rice.... Oriental Style; More Words
Red Beans and Rice; Asian Style More random thoughts on words: Why do people refuse to understand and differentiate between similar sounding words…particularly if you are new to the language? In Andorra mon mari and I were in a bar (place where beverages.
Glazed Turkey Cutlets; Mind Your Step!
Glazed Turkey Cutlets When we moved to Ireland we lived in one of the tall, skinny, attached houses that so typify the British Isles.
Cream of Mushroom Soup; Menu of the Week
Cream of Mushroom Soup with Toasted Walnuts Try to get a variety of of forest or wild mushrooms for this rather than the white button.
Chicken Mushroom Chowder; Baby got new Shoes!
Aren’t they great? When we lived in the Vendée we had big, harmless grass snakes.
Tournedos with Marchand de Vin Sauce; The Appliances
Tournedos with Marchand de Vin I thought I would share some snippets of our temporary life in Vlad’s house: Here is my clothes washing machine: It’s a top loader, like many in the US.
Turned Potatoes and Carrots; Living Life the IKEA Way
Turned Potatoes and Carrots Vlad's house is an IKEA house.
Honey Mustard Pork; Menu of the Week
Honey Mustard Pork Chops 2 – 4 boneless pork chops, 12oz (350gr) total weight1/2 onion 1 tbs olive oil 1/2 cup chicken broth1/2 cup white wine1 tbs whole grain mustard1 tbs honey1 tbs sherry vinegar or cider, red wine Chop onion.
Carrot and Ginger Soup; Making Lemonade
Carrrot and Ginger Soup THEY say, when life hands you lemons…… For those of you who are getting a certain, perverse entertainment rush out of the ongoing mess that is our life….
Potato Gratin with Sage; We're still married.... But only just....
Potato Gratin with Sage I have read that major house restoration projects can cause permanent rifts in an, otherwise stable, relationship.
Creamy Polenta with Sage; And yet another Surprise!
Creamy Polenta with Sage I’m not quite sure how to say this….
Egg Crêpes with Leeks, Ham and Chevre; Lunch, Anyone?
Egg Crepes with Leeks and Ham One of the many challenges we have, living in a foreign country, is adjusting to the local schedule.
Warm Spinach and Chickpea Salad with Toasted Goat Cheese; Our house is a heavy house
Spinach and Chickpea Salad with Toasted Goat Cheese For those who are interested I have decided to give a pictorial update on our house restoration progress once a week.
Risotto with Pork and Avocado; A word on toilets.....
Risotto with Pork and Avocado My mind has been in the toilet lately.
Blanquette de Veau; Shopping Conundrums
Veal Blanquette I have concluded, in my vast and intensive study of my fellow humans, that everyone has a 'thing' which, totally out of proportion to the rest of his or her lifestyle, is deemed not worthy of expense.
Duck Breast with Olives; The English are Here!
Duck Breast with Olives When I did the weekly shopping in the Vendée I knew I was living in France.
Mashed Potatoes with Cauliflower; Menu of the Week, Please...Prove me Wrong!
They say the phone is working.
Cannellini and Pasta Soup; Life Lessons and the Portuguese Level
Cannellini and Pasta Soup Like any country that suddenly finds itself prosperous, Andorra imported workers.
