I have always wanted to make a tian provençale, but it looked like an intimidating thing to make. It’s not, really, and you can make it, too, in about an hour, including bake time. Tian is pronounced tee-yawn, except that you say it all really fast and you don’t pronounce the ‘n’ at the end. The word tian refers to… Read More
We’ve been eating more vegan food lately, and these tasty vegan wraps satisfy even my French meat-and-cheese-loving husband. These vegan wraps are the perfect things to make if you’re serving lunch to people who normally love a good hamburger. They are unbelievably… tasty! You need some prep work in advance. Peel and slice an eggplant in 1/4″ slices. You want it thin… Read More
Konjac pasta is made from a plant in Asia, and is naturally gluten-free, low fat, low in calories, and high in fiber. I discovered it when I bought – what I thought was – rice pasta to use in an Asian dish, and when I read the word “konjac” I tried to google translate it into English. Wouldn’t you know,… Read More
French onion soup is a grand classic in France. But they don’t call it French onion soup. They call it . . . “soupe à l’oignon.” It’s just plain ole onion soup in French. Fancy that. Remember my exciting plans for a blog schedule? The one that started this very week? Maybe you didn’t notice, but it was Faith yesterday, Food today…. Read More
Today, World Moms Blog has a fun post about how everyone (well, a small chunk of the contributors) met their husbands. My story is there, although most of you know it by now. But you should totally go and read everyone’s story. Love is in the air! And now – the awkward segue. The difference between Scalloped Potatoes and Gratin… Read More
I have a recipe for you. Ratatouille is comfort food – did you know that? It’s a tomatoey-warm Mediterranean-healthy olive-oily comfort food. I learned to make it when I was an au pair for a posh family back in 1994. (I also lived with a posh family when I studied in Avignon in 1989. And Sir’s grandparents were also posh…. Read More
