Un Unrepentant Foodie Post

[lagilman]

One of the things I promised myself before coming to France was that I would not fall helpless victim to the Great Carb Monster known as French bread.

The wine would be deadly enough, but bread sneaks up on you at all hours, in all places...

So I am pleased to announce that a dab of foie d'oie on slices of tart green apple is actually BETTER than the same on bread.


(shaddap. I didn't say I was going to deprive myself; just be careful)


Also; leftover basil gnocci, garden-plucked zucchini, several cloves of garlic, a scattering of porc lardon, mixed with olive oil, basalmic vinegar and paprika and cooked in a single pot, make an amazingly delish improv dinner. Amazing how much zuc I can eat in this manner....


I am now going to spend thr rest of the evening curled in the comfy chair, cat at my feet, and read until I pass out in a food coma. And drink red wine, natch, to deal with the cholesterol.


EtA: in case anyone ever wondered: no; I don't keep kosher.

Comments

[debg.livejournal.com]

I like the concept of "proc ladron". Le keyboard derangee!

And you may have all my zucchini, since for me squash=epipen use, which is not a delicious dessert...

[lagilman]

*mutters, fixes*

[debg.livejournal.com]

Heh. I remember French keyboards rather vividly, and without much love. Definitely a "WTF?" moment while typing.

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

I lived in Lyon for 8 months and was terrified of gaining huge amounts of weight. Didn't happen, mostly because I walked everywhere, 3-5 miles a day, and ate the way the French do -- mostly vegetables, very little meat, small but exquisite servings of bread and cheese and chocolate.

not just the French, actually

[lagilman]

I love a bloody steak as much as the next carnivore, but not one that overflows the plate. All things in moderation, including, occasionally, moderation.

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

You mean, those weren't kosher mussels?

BTW: reccied St Pancras this afternoon - because the place keeps changing - and the Meeting Place is the large statue beneath the clock. And the clock is at the end of the station that faces the incoming trains.

[lagilman]

Excellent. I will be the one wandering around, cluching an overnight bag and reminding myself I no longer need to use French.....

[paulliver.livejournal.com]

The French can eat as they please because they love the outdoors and outdoor sports. There are more akidio schools in France than in Japan. They even walk more than we Americans do. I recently read an article about how big gyms are having trouble making money because the French would rather exercise outside, perhaps supplemented by paying a few bucks for lifting weights in a garage gym. And eating as they please seems to be healthier over all, bread, cheese, and all.