“Quiche is for girls” was a comment I received recently when we had the alleged non-masculine dish on the lunch menu one day. This reminded me of the comment once used by what I thought was a comedian but through further research found it to be a best selling, tongue in cheek book, Real Men… Continue reading Let’s Cook: Real men don’t eat Quiche
Category: Food Blog/Stories
A balanced diet is a piece of chocolate in both hands
The Rice Krispies have been bought, the scot bloc has been broken from the original whole bar into a little mountain of neat, if somewhat waxy and already blemished looking squares and placed into a plastic bowl touching the top of the water in an overfilled pan. In later years I learned that this process… Continue reading A balanced diet is a piece of chocolate in both hands
Like Gran used to make
When it came to choosing a pudding for this weeks blog post, I got all excited about what I wanted to choose but the more I thought about it, the harder it got. It was like choosing of the menu in a restaurant and the waiter/waitress is looking at you after they've taken everyone else's… Continue reading Like Gran used to make
Brain over Brawn
Brawn/brɔːn/noun meat from a pig's or calf's head that is cooked and pressed in a pot with jelly. This is a dish that I have made several times in the past. It is a dish of simplicity, respect and appreciation but still in a time old fashion sense. A bit laborious for the yeald and… Continue reading Brain over Brawn
Trip down memory lane
In most households growing up, you had two options for dinner: take it or leave it, but in our household there was sometimes more than two options. I can only speak for myself here by admitting not only was I a spoiled little meban but when it came to food, I was a living nightmare.… Continue reading Trip down memory lane
The Niseach Chef 