Bonjour mes amies,
If we are going to explore what makes a French girl tick so that we can claim the very best of her way of life for ourselves, we need to start with food.
Anyone who knows me knows I am passionate about good food. In this aspect, I am at one with the French girl. We do not like to eat rubbish.
So I was thinking about what I would want my post to be about today when I realized from the little growl in my tummy that it was time for le déjeuner. I do not usually make a big fuss over lunch. There is usually some sort of leftover to be found in the fridge and I make my lunch from that. It was impressed upon me at a very early age that wasting food was not to be tolerated. That came from both my mother and my grandfather.
Today though, I would have to make something from scratch. After a quick look in the fridge I decided on une omelette. I chopped up 5 Cremini mushrooms, grated a wee bit of Parmesan cheese and cracked two eggs into a bowl. I briefly cooked the mushrooms in a bit of butter over medium high heat to get them nice and toasty, transferred them to a bowl, added more butter to the pan and got it searing hot.
I poured in the eggs and moved the pan around quickly to set them. An omelet takes less than a minute to cook and I prefer mine on the soft side. In went the mushrooms and the cheese and I folded it up.
You can see from this photo that it is browning. I do not really like that but I was taking the photos so it cooked a bit longer than I like.
It is a well know fact that we eat with our eyes first. It is therefore a wonderful thing to create for yourself a pleasant eating environment. Now I realize that if you work outside the home, your lunch space may be less than ideal. However, if you have the chance, at least sit down and enjoy your lunch, slowly, bite by bite.
For me today, I set the table in my dining room, poured myself a tiny glass of red wine and enjoyed my lunch. Now if you take a look at my glass, I might have 4 ounces in there at the most. Red wine is very good for your heart and it took me 20 minutes to eat that omelet and sip that wee glass of wine. This has tremendous benefits for those wishing to shed a few kilos, but more about that later. Please note that I am NOT suggesting that you consume wine with your lunch, it is simply something that I do occasionally but certainly not everyday. And yes, it is very French to do so.
I finished my lunch with 3/4 of a lovely ripe pear (I shared the other quarter with my two dogs), one square of chocolate and a small cup of coffee with cream. Probably 6 oz of coffee, no more.
I would say that my entire lunch time lasted about 35 minutes. My usual lunch companion is a book if I am eating alone but today the sun was shining and we have a bird feeder outside our dining room window so I watched the birds instead.
Learning to eat like a French girl is all about taking the time to truly appreciate good food, even if it is something as simple as my omelet.
Thanks so much for visiting with me. Adieu.
If we are going to explore what makes a French girl tick so that we can claim the very best of her way of life for ourselves, we need to start with food.
Anyone who knows me knows I am passionate about good food. In this aspect, I am at one with the French girl. We do not like to eat rubbish.
So I was thinking about what I would want my post to be about today when I realized from the little growl in my tummy that it was time for le déjeuner. I do not usually make a big fuss over lunch. There is usually some sort of leftover to be found in the fridge and I make my lunch from that. It was impressed upon me at a very early age that wasting food was not to be tolerated. That came from both my mother and my grandfather.
Today though, I would have to make something from scratch. After a quick look in the fridge I decided on une omelette. I chopped up 5 Cremini mushrooms, grated a wee bit of Parmesan cheese and cracked two eggs into a bowl. I briefly cooked the mushrooms in a bit of butter over medium high heat to get them nice and toasty, transferred them to a bowl, added more butter to the pan and got it searing hot.
You can see from this photo that it is browning. I do not really like that but I was taking the photos so it cooked a bit longer than I like.
It is a well know fact that we eat with our eyes first. It is therefore a wonderful thing to create for yourself a pleasant eating environment. Now I realize that if you work outside the home, your lunch space may be less than ideal. However, if you have the chance, at least sit down and enjoy your lunch, slowly, bite by bite.
For me today, I set the table in my dining room, poured myself a tiny glass of red wine and enjoyed my lunch. Now if you take a look at my glass, I might have 4 ounces in there at the most. Red wine is very good for your heart and it took me 20 minutes to eat that omelet and sip that wee glass of wine. This has tremendous benefits for those wishing to shed a few kilos, but more about that later. Please note that I am NOT suggesting that you consume wine with your lunch, it is simply something that I do occasionally but certainly not everyday. And yes, it is very French to do so.
I finished my lunch with 3/4 of a lovely ripe pear (I shared the other quarter with my two dogs), one square of chocolate and a small cup of coffee with cream. Probably 6 oz of coffee, no more.
I would say that my entire lunch time lasted about 35 minutes. My usual lunch companion is a book if I am eating alone but today the sun was shining and we have a bird feeder outside our dining room window so I watched the birds instead.
Learning to eat like a French girl is all about taking the time to truly appreciate good food, even if it is something as simple as my omelet.
Thanks so much for visiting with me. Adieu.
Bonjour mon amie, félicitations pour ton nouveau blog.
ReplyDeleteYou are on to a good start with that beautiful omelette and I recognize you especially about the time you should take to eat your meal... you are so right but we don't do it! That is something that I will improve on in my life, merci mon amie xoxoxo