adventures of an american housewife in the south of france

DETOX

Whenever it’s been a long weekend of drinking and stuffing my face, like this past weekend, I like to detox with a big, giant salad.  This warm salad is hearty enough that it will fill you up like a true meal, but low cal enough that you don’t have to feel as guilty as you have the last few days of binging. It’s super easy, so try it out! Ingredients:  Just put in as much of each thing as you feel...

Haute Camping

When I first moved to California, my family was surprised by my enthusiasm for camping.  Weren’t there bugs?  Don’t you have to sleep on the ground?  But California has so many amazing places to pitch your tent that these drawbacks are easily overlooked.  Besides, there’s lots of ways you can camp and still be haute. First, I recommend a big tent and an airbed.  Bring along a regular set of sheets and...

Haute Dog

I recently discovered Cloud Star Buddy Wash as a new shampoo for Figaro.  I bought the Lavender and Mint scent and damn does he smell scrumptious!  I wanted to eat him up! After the bath, Fig performed his usual post bath ritual of self drying: It looks like Cloud Star has several other products (all natural – which is very important to me!) that I’d like to try for a later Haute Dog post.  I...

Hump Day: Wino Wednesday

Happy Hump Day everyone!  To motivate all my employed readers to make it through the week, I've decided to review some of my favorite drinks each Wednesday.  This week I'll be telling you about one of my favorite wines, 7 Deadly Zins Zinfandel. This mid-priced wine from Lodi, California has everything I like in a red.  It's bold, spicy and fruit forward.  I recommend letting it breathe for about 30 minutes...

Venturing into Jam

In preparation for camping this weekend, I've decided to whip up some homemade Fig and Lime Jam!  I've never made jam before, but all the figs that I've been seeing at the farmer's market inspired me.  The June 2010 issue of Cooking Light had a really easy looking recipe that I wanted to try, and I'm happy to report...it was super easy!  I think the hardest part was finding the right variety of figs. I made...

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