Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

Back in the beginning of time, I was eating the absolutely fabulous, outrageously expensive Jamón Ibérico de Bellota in a restaurant in Spain, carefully trimming the fat as was my habit at the time.

Venison Braised in Red Wine with Shallots and Mushrooms

Those of you who have been meditating in a Tibetan monastery may have missed the fact that I recently had a recipe published in the Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook.

Did I ever tell you about the time I was chased out of a restaurant by a really pissed off Chinese chef brandishing his favorite, very large, very sharp, cleaver? I ran across this post when I was reorganizing the Recipe Index… Thought I'd share again….

I’m pleased to report there has been visible progress made in the last week.

I get three American magazines delivered to me here in France.

‘White chocolate is what’s left after you take the chocolate out of chocolate.

Driving in a foreign country can be a puzzling challenge when you’re visiting.

You may have liked Kermit the Frog, or Miss Piggy, but the only Muppet that ever interested me was Cookie Monster.

There are over 40 different types of dry-cured ham in the display case at my supermarket: Prosciutto from Italy, Serrano from Spain, Westphalian from Germany, Bayonne from France and a few dozen more better and lesser known varieties from all over Europe.

Spicy Sweet Potatoes and Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Who got new toys for Christmas? That many….

As long as I an in the US, visiting family and having a wee holiday, I thought I would entertain you by reprinting: The Saga of the Titre de Sejour, French Paperwork in 4-parts Part VII, The End….