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Gardening, part 3: Compost; Fried Green Beans
Until I actually started my own compost pile I thought compost was a smelly pile of garbage one kept behind the garage.
Preserving the Harvest: Courgette; Gardening continued....
Nothing can strike fear into the hearts of a gardener like seeing a zucchini grow from 3 inches to 10 inches overnight.
Grilled Cornish Hens with Molasses Glaze; Eyes before Ease
The French may carry the whole idea of language purity a bit too far at times but at least they don't deliberately torture it.
Sautéed Endive with Avocado; Chilblains?!?!?!; Weekly Menu
Endive with Avocado Have I been time-traveling? Transported back to the 18th century? I have chilblains….
Tomato and Red Pepper Soup; A good day!
Tomato and Red Pepper Soup What are a few seeds in the face when one is finally sleeping in one's own house? Our house, like most old houses in the French countryside, used to be a farmhouse.
Veal Parmigiana; Stocking the Pantry
Veal Parmigiana My pack-rat little self is starting to feel secure again: I have food in the pantry.
Tuna and White Bean Enchiladas; Unpacking, repacking, unpacking again....
Tuna and White Bean Enchiladas
Pasta with Spinach, Mushrooms and Goat Cheese; Through the Looking Glass...
Pasta with Spinach, Mushroom and Goat Cheese If I could be Alice in Wonderland, and slip through the Looking Glass, I would.
Split Peas with Bacon and Onion (not soup); A Good Day...
Split Peas with Bacon and Ham Karmic balance has been restored in my life.
Sausage and Artichoke Quiche; Men and Houses; Weekly Menu
Sausage and Artichoke Quiche Until I was in my twenties I thought all men could build houses.
Mushroom Stuffed with Goat Cheese; Words fail me... More Doors!
Mushrooms Stuffed with Goat Cheese I just had a long, involved fight encounter with France Telecom/Orange.
Chicken Breasts Balsamic; Didn't we do Anthing this week?
Chicken Breasts Balsamic We got our windows in….
Avocado and White Bean Salad; Another foray into French health Care
Avocado and White Bean Salad The differences in health care systems is a hot topic, rife with misinformation.
Cabbage with Peanut Sauce; the lovely sound of running water
We have actual visible… and audible, progress this week.
Chicken Creole; Miscommunication? Or none at all?
Chicken Creole Miscommunication? Or utter and complete lack of communication? And, why you should never leave your mobile phones at home….