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Blackened Wolf Fish with Herb Roasted Fennel

It must have been a hard winter here in Stuttgart because I am so pleased to see the Spring vegetables, fruits and herbs!  I have my monthly e-mail list for May of the fruits and vegetables in season in France, … Continue reading

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Herbed Pork Roast with Pears

I got the cutest little pork roast at the butcher’s the other day!  Normally, this is a piece he cuts into pork chops but try as he did to slice it for me, I insisted on having it whole, thinking … Continue reading

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Deep Fried Rabbit Legs

Feeling a little introspective this morning, I questioned my preoccupation with making and taking pictures of food.  How did I get here?  What’s it all about?  Where am I going with this? What I arrived at was that I cook … Continue reading

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Chickpea Hominy Soup with Herbs

Leftover baked ham, 1 frail carrot, 1/2 bell pepper, a huge bag of baby spinach. Pots and pots of fresh herbs.  Of course there were onions and garlic, the cupboard never gets THAT bare! Got my Zen thing going on, practicing … Continue reading

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Lamb Chops with Herbs and Balsamic Sauce

These are French lamb chops that I found in my freezer in Sens over the holidays.  Yay! Quick and easy, just sprinkle with dried herbs, brown, make a balsamic reduction and serve with bacon, sauteed chard. Lamb Chops with Herbs … Continue reading

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A Little Chicken

Every time we pack and unpack our stuff, we swear that we will not buy anything else and that we will get rid of some of the indecent amount of stuff that we have.  We have lied to ourselves for … Continue reading

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Garden Herb Duck Breast with Roasted Pumpkin

Remember my little pumpkin? As I dashed in and out of the house, to and fro to Strasbourg, it was hard to forget.  So orange!  However, it was starting to resemble a piece of furniture.  Off with it’s head! I … Continue reading

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Fresh Herb Balsamic Lamb Chops

Yes, I know it’s only been two days since I made the lamb leg, but I’m in freezer trouble again, so it’s lamb again today.  Cruel, cruel world  We’ll be eating meat and fish from the freezer for the next … Continue reading

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Tzatziki with Grilled Lamb

Today is French National Day or Bastille Day.  Basically, on July 14, 1789, the French rabble stormed the fortress-prison Bastille and thereby brought about the abolition of feudalism, making each French person a royal in his own right, a French state … Continue reading

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Herb and Garlic Crusted Pork Roast

The little 1 kg or 2 lb pork roasts I find here are perfect when you are not feeding a crowd, but still want to feed 4-6 or 2 with leftovers for sandwiches.  I bought 3 of these when they … Continue reading

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