A Mostly Spicy Adventure In My Texas Kitchen
These are a few of my favorite “French” things…
I was recently nominated for the Love / Hate Challenge by Tonya from Fourth Generation Farm Girl. Tonya is a fantastic writer and I always look forward to her stories, poems, and recipes from the family farm. Plus she has some of the cutest animals! So please take a moment to check out Tonya’s site […]
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Like most girls I would say I’m a sucker for mussels just not the kind of “muscles” you normally find at the gym. I just happen to like my mussels steamed in a big pot with lots of white wine, garlic, butter and fresh herbs. Toss in some spicy sausage and a good crusty French […]
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Earlier this week I made Croque Madame Muffins from Rachel Khoo’s cookbook The Little Paris Kitchen. As I said before a Croque Madame is one of my favorite sandwiches and I’ve been thinking about these flavors all week. While I have all the ingredients to make another batch of these delicious muffins I have decided […]
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Life has been a whirlwind lately. Work has had me constantly running around and I’ve been spending WAY too many hours behind the wheel of my car. It’s usually early in the morning when I first hit the ground running, at least 6am. On the bright side I always get to enjoy the sunrise while […]
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Ever since I was a young girl I have always loved France and it was 4 years ago almost exactly that made my first trip across the pond. I spent sometime in England, and then it was on to Nice where I truly fell in love, along the Cote d’Azur. Don’t get me wrong Paris […]
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Several summers ago I was fortunate enough to visit Lyon, France. If you don’t know this, many consider Lyon the gastronomical capital of France and if you are a lover of French foods like me Lyon was like visiting the Food Holy Land. One of my favorite dished that I had while in Lyon […]
Read MoreAfter a 3-day weekend of eating to my little hearts desire in New Orleans (more to come on that later) I’m in the mood for something a little light and crunchy for dinner. Popcorn… But this isn’t just any bag popcorn out of the microwave. This is my addicting homemade popcorn. Now if you […]
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Meals With Mel 