This roast potato recipe is probably the easiest recipe I’ve done yet on my blog. I was inspired by my step-mother, who made these during our trip to the States. She also wanted to make the dish with sweet potatoes, but my kids are not that open-minded. I like red-jacket potatoes because the flesh is yellow and firm, rather than white… Read More
If anyone has read my memoir, you will already know why I became a Christian. The emptiness I’d felt my whole life, and the crushing grief that came in early adulthood, were too great to face on my own strength. The gaping hole inside that had me identifying with “The Scream” by Munch – a horror over the injustice and darkness that… Read More
This is an unusual crockpot recipe for pork stew that calls for cardamom, ginger, and is additionally flavored with honey, Dijon mustard, and cream. I like crockpot recipes for when we have a big crowd coming, or when I have a busy day. Everyone who eats at my house knows I have a fondness for meat with Dijon mustard and… Read More
This recipe for quail with lemon tagliatelle is more easy than you might think such an exotic dish has any right to be. It looks intimidating because they’re such little birds, aren’t they? And they sort of take a praying position in the pan, which makes photographing them rather tricky if you want people to actually want to eat quail…. Read More
On Saturday, I went to the monthly women’s meeting of our church. It’s a small group because a lot of us are not able to attend for one reason or another, but that gives us a chance to sing, pray, and share in a more intimate setting. This month, the theme was les Tresors de Dieu – treasures from God. 2 Corinthians… Read More
Sunday night we ordered Indian food. All the meat in our house was frozen, and I was tired and uninspired to cook. As we ate, Matthieu put on a CD with music from the Indian movie, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which he got on his business trip to India, when he begged his colleagues to take him to an Indian… Read More
