Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

Question: Why should one always wear sexy underwear for doctor's appointments in France? Answer: Because if you're going to parade around strangers, of both sexes and all ages, in your undies (or less) for the better part of an hour you'll want to.

Significant progress was made this week without significant cursing.

The bathroom that seemed so spacious just a few short weeks ago is suddenly rather crowded.

Why would anyone want to make lasagna in their dishwasher? Why would anyone want to see how many people can be packed into a Volkswagen? Or crammed into a phone booth? Are there still phone booths? There are still public phones in France, both pay-phones.

Does anyone remember Lowry's Dill Dip or Beau Monde Dip? They were all the rage at one point – simple recipes: 1 cup of mayo, 1 cup of sour cream and 1 tbs of either of the 2 seasoned salts were the main ingredients.

Duck and Courgette (Zucchini) Salad

Long, long ago in a place far, far away I made a pasta salad for our family reunion.

Mon mari made a mess of my organized unpacked boxes out in the barn.

Time to make Courgette (Zucchini) Soup! Too hot, you say? Not in the mood for soup? Allow me to explain.

Flourless bread? Why not? To the Bread Baking Babes all things are possible! They may not all be achievable, but the possibilities are endless (or would that be mindless?) First, some news.

I picked the first of my favorite summer vegetable yesterday.

Herbs are, at least for me, a crucial component of summer’s bounty.

I’m starting to feel like the ant when I would really like to spend some time as the grasshopper! I know it’s important to get ready for winter, but it’s hard to be doing firewood when it’s a hot, sunny summer afternoon.