Yearly Archives: 2008
Monaco Aquarium
Vacation post – Monaco
I had a chance to finish a post that I’ve been working on for a while on our visit to Monaco back in October. We didn’t go to gamble or be seen. We went for two outstanding natural history attractions; … Continue reading →
Favorite Spring Plant – Euphorbia
Euphorbia in Villefranche Euphorbias are a very unusual plants. There are over 2000 species worldwide in the genus, ranging from weedy annuals to trees. They originate mainly from tropical and desert climates of Africa. I saw many large tree specimen … Continue reading →
Baked Fettuccine with Asparagus, Lemon and Mascarpone
Here is another good baked pasta from Fine Cooking. This one is very rich and it is a little more complicated than it seems at first. It took me four pans to prepare and bake the dish. It is so … Continue reading →
Vegetarian Cassoulet
In My Life
Summer vacation
Favorite Spring Plant – Crocus
Crocus chrysanthus var. Blue Bird Crocuses or is it Croci? I love it when the crocuses bloom in our yard and fill the beds with Easter colors. I’m not too partial to the common gaudy large crocuses in purple and … Continue reading →