Happy Mother's Day!

To celebrate American Mother's Day, spring and the beautiful sun we have this morning I decided to make bircher muesli the way my mom does. Today was the simplified version, let's be frank it's Sunday morning and I'm still in my pjs - no need to over complicate things!
Just take an apple and using a box grater grate it into a bowl. Mix in some delicious vanilla yogurt (recently discovered this brand and love the big tub it comes in!) and add in your favorite muesli. Stir and bon app!!

You can of course dress it up, honey, sliced fresh fruit, nuts etc but this is the way I like it, easy to put together.

La casse

Saturday night Mystery Guest and I met up after I got off work to go see the Avengers (two thumbs up!) and on the way home since we had two cars he followed me home.

When we got home he went straight to my car because something was off- literally. The plastic covering my taillights had completely fallen off and my bulbs where exposed. Not only that but Saturday night and all day Sunday we had torrential wind and rain. He covered the exposed part as best he could and we took a look online to see how much a replacement part would cost if la casse didn't have it.

First thing this morning we called to see and they had one!!! So a quick trip to the junkyard, 40€, a scraped knuckle and 5 min install later and my car has a new-to-me taillight. Woo!!

'cause I eats me spinach

A big pack of baby spinach on sale inspired me to go back to this recipe. Yum.
http://confituredulait.blogspot.fr/2011/05/new-recipe.html

Weekend recap

4,000 words... Warm spring breeze, camellias, Orion starry night, best friends skipping stones, fantastic cookie stop...

It doesn't get any better than that.

Petit chocolat

I just think its so cool that my boss recommended a dessert that is locally made - down to the milk that comes from her parent's farm.

They are little mini pots aux chocolat that are the size of a petit suisse but taste like a delicious dark chocolate pudding.

And no, Montebourg is not in reference to the French politician but rather a town out here in the Cotentin.

Tip of the day

Step 1: Get plastic 'rouleaux' from your bank.

Step 2: Take tin can full of copper change that your American friends left you and sort into 5, 2, and 1 cent piles.

Step 3: Fill your plastic rouleaux.

Step 4: Admire your handiwork.

Step 5: Depose your hard earned 8€ at the bank.

Smile :-)

Foggy

It never lifted today. Thick as pea soup & heard the fog horns all day.