A Lady In France

Creamy Dijon Tarragon Chicken

This recipe for creamy Dijon tarragon chicken is a standard in our house when - not many years ago - I didn't even know what tarragon tasted like. Tarragon in French is “estragon.” You can imagine the mistake made by Frenchies standing lost in the American supermarket spice aisle, searching under ... read more

Hope

When I was small, my parents who were very young and couldn't rub two cents together, made the smartest decision ever. They bought a cheap house, planning to upgrade in later years. I must have been about two or three when we moved in and my very first memory is of my mother walking around the ... read more

Wordless Wednesday

My belle soeur brought me some topinambour last harvest, which was something I had never heard of. It was so delicious that I ended up ordering it again from the store. When I looked up the translation it turns out to be Jerusalem artichoke, which I had heard of but never prepared before last ... read more

Pernicious Little Things

Today I enjoyed myself very nicely. It was finally sunny out and I was able to work in the garden in my shirt sleeves. (Can girls say they're out in shirt sleeves)? I finished planting the clematis that will cover the ugly cement wall behind the lavender and I put the remaining two grape plants ... read more

Blooms, Blossoms and Sprouts

Hi friends, I find myself unintentionally removed from the blogging world. Driving lessons, life coaching sessions, Bible studies, planting season … it all seems to eat away at any down time I have to write posts and read my favorite blogs. I find myself trying to play catch up at the beginning ... read more

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