In Honour of My Father: After the Ham
My dad was a ham freak. Like his father before him, he would eat ham in pretty much any form. Baked ham, fried ham, ham sandwiches, ham omelettes, ham croquettes. … Continue reading
Thank You So Much
Hi everyone, Just wanted to thank you all very, very much for your good wishes while I was away. Death is part of life, I know, but it’s not a … Continue reading
Sorry I’ve been away…
My apologies for not having posted in the last few days. I got word that my father was in hospital and was not expected to recover; he passed away on … Continue reading
Crispy Chicken – Hold the Disasters
There are two problems with deep-frying chicken: it makes for a lot of fat in your dinner, and it makes it easy to set your house on fire. My next-door … Continue reading
Squishy Red Thing Soup
See those little red things? We’re going to make soup out of them. Not the green things, or the yellow things… though they make perfectly good soup as well. No, … Continue reading
These Potatoes Want YOU!
Today I thought I’d try something new. You see, I have a lot of leftover mashed potatoes. I’ll bet you’ve been in that position yourself now and then. There they … Continue reading
Beyond the Food of Kings
Did the ancient Egyptians eat rice? Probably not – rice cultivation, it seems, wasn’t likely introduced there until the 7th century AD. The certainly ate lentils, though; there’s evidence in … Continue reading
Socratic Potatoes
Did Socrates eat potatoes? No; but that was then. These days every Greek restaurant in my city offers the special Greek style roasted potatoes. Do you know the ones I … Continue reading
Prime Rib: Now 76% Less Intimidating!
I cooked my first prime rib roast yesterday. Given the number of years I’ve been alive – which I’m not prepared to state at this point – you’d think I’d … Continue reading
Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Grains: Pasta!
The other day, having lunch with friends at IKEA (because every furniture store should have a cafeteria in it, especially one licensed to serve alcohol), I noticed that they had … Continue reading
Think, Read, Cook 