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Tuna and Radish Salad; The Weekly Menu Plan
When we first moved across the pond I used to have people ask me, worriedly, if I was able to get sour cream….
Brined and Grilled Cornish Hens; The Weekly Menu Plan
Brined and Grilled Cornish Hens I’ve had a crazy, busy week: my s-i-l flew over last Friday to help us pack….
Polenta Salad; It's a Toddler Tender! and The Weekly Menu
Polenta Salad - think Italian bread salad but with cubes of crisply, fried polenta
Zucchini (Courgette), Tomato and Mozzarella Stacks; The Weekly Menu Plan
Zucchini, Tomato and Mozzarella Stacks Summer has arrived, finally, here in the Vendée.
Spinach and Red Pepper Salad; Weekly Menu Planning; Packing, Help!!!!
Spinach and Red Pepper Salad Mon mari's been packing….
Weekly Menu Plan; HELP!!!; My version of Shrimp Toast
Shrimp on Avocado Cream We interrupt the regular scheduled blogging to bring this plea for assistance: I need help.
Fried Tomatoes with Mozzarella and the Weekly Menu Planner
This is the antithesis of the Caprese Salad.
Healthier Taco Salad; Weekly Menu Plan; Bad is Better
Healthier Taco Salad What's the point in doing things the right way if one still gets the same bad result? I mean, If being good and being bad both put me in the same exact place at the end of the day….
Fresh Tomato Olive Salsa; The Weekly Menu Planner
Fresh Tomato Olive Salsa It's been an exhausting week.
Tuna and Feta Tarts; Weekly Menu Planner
The feta I used for these is Greek: little cubes that come in a glass jar covered in olive oil.
Sausage, Pepper and Fennel Risotto; and Italian waiters
Go directly to recipe I will never forget the look on my son's face.
Mini Meat Loaves, The Weekly Menu Plan, and FOWP
Mini Meat Loaves FOWP Fear of White Paper It's an artist term, referring to the moment when one is looking at a brand new, squeaky clean, canvas or vellum, crayon or brush in hand, terrified to make that first, irretrievable mark.
Lettuce with Chevre (Goat Cheese) and Walnut; Mind meanderings; Weekly Menu
Lettuce with Chevre (Goat Cheese) Did you know that one of the few groups of people (in this reference, British) who regularly use the ‘glottal stop’ are incapable of pronouncing it? Mon mari has been watching a bit of British television lately….
Healthy Summer Salad; Gas or Electric? Help me decide; and the Weekly Menu Plan
For any and all who have not been breathlessly following my every adventure (you know who you are) let me bring you up to date… Oh, never mind….
Beef Roast and Potato Dinner for a Crowd
How to make Sunday dinner for a crowd of 15 people when your menu is a beef chuck roast, baked potatoes, salad, homemade bread and cookies!