Recipes by Katie Zeller
France Chef
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Yorkshire Pudding and The finer points of Fox HuntingTo keep you entertained whilst I'm in the mountains... Here's one from the archives:Fox Hunting is no longer legal in Britain.It is, of course, still perfectly legal to put on the pretty red jackets and go madly galloping across the countryside on horses, blowing horns.And, of course, it's still perfectly legal to bring your pack of… |
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Leg of Lamb, Slow-Roasted Moroccan Style
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Hot and Sour Soup; wee rant on words; weekly menu planWarning: Strong opinion to follow - read at your own risk.More words on words.What is the word (or almost word) that makes you want to jump up and down, screaming and tearing your hair, whenever you hear it?Most people who like words have one (or more) that rankle.Hearing the word used incorrectly or inappropriately is like… |
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Viennese Striesel; The Bread Baking Babes do the HolidaysAhhhhh.....Nothing like the relaxing run-up to the holidays, is there?Let's see....Christmas cards.Nope, not done; not even started.Christmas shopping.Nope, not done; although I have thought about it.Christmas tree.Nope, not done; not going to be done.Christmas post; something excessively witty and entertaining.Nope, not done.At least… |
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Zucchini Noodles with Cherry Tomatoes, the SpiralizerI said I was going to and I did.I bought a spiralizer.For those of you who do not know, a spiralizer is a perfectly unnecessary gadget that makes long strands of varying width out of vegetables. The idea, of course, is that these long strands of vegetables would be the perfect substitute for pasta or even rice (if you then cut up the… |
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Ham and Savoy Cabbage Soup; more rants on being cold, Weekly MenuDid I mention that it's cold here?Restoring an old French farmhouse, and living in it whilst we do it, has given me a new appreciation for how very hard life used to be, for everyone, but in particular those living off the land.Keeping warm is a… |
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Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary; mon jardinI've decided to ignore the rabbits and plant my garden.I'll take reasonable precautions, such as repair the holes in the fence, sprinkle anti-rabbit pellets around the most tempting crops, and plant catnip (farmer's advice) amongst the rest.It will work.... Or not.I am not going to spend 250 Euros for an electric fence so that I can… |
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Potato Soup; Milk - good or bad?Is cow's milk (or sheep or goat or horse or yak) good for humans or bad for humans?Should adult humans consume milk products or avoid them like the plague?Simple questions that, as best I can tell, have no clear answer.Last week, at our French conversation class, one person began lecturing about how all dairy products should be… |
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Mushroom Risotto; a modest rant on recipesWarning: strong opinions to follow.I am now the proud owner of 5 bags of cranberries.It's the little things....One of my favorite little things about our trips to Bordeaux is reading. Three hours in the car lets me catch up on magazines, browse cook books, whatever tickles my fancy. I've been known to knit scarves and do… |
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Easy Chicken Pot Pie; life IS like a box of chocolatesWe went to the 'city' yesterday.Bordeaux.It was for an annual doc appointment for mon mari (it was fine) and the shopping we save to do in the big stores.Our little provincial backwater, lovely though it is, is somewhat lacking in the choices offered by the mega-stores in Bordeaux.... You know, the kind where the staff wears roller… |
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