Movember to remember

For those who haven’t seen me lately (and thank God if you haven’t), I’m currently participating in ‘Movember’. Movember is a campaign to raise both awareness and funds for prostate cancer and prostate cancer research.  Participants grow the old moustache...

Tough times to be a cheffer

This isn’t a blog about the economy or food trends or about the coming winter seriously inhibiting all of the 100 mile dieters out there. I say it’s a tough time to be a cheffer because I’m honestly starting to feel like a deathmonger.   Why?  I’m glad you asked.  I...

Minestrone – Second Helping

I sat down last night to write a Minestrone recipe and promptly rambled about how I was going to go about said Minestrone recipe to the tune of about 400 words then went to bed because I was tired.  So here is a loose take on a Minestrone recipe. A good soup often...

Minestrone – I like the sound of that…

…better than ‘Leftover Soup’ that is. I don’t try to hide the fact that I’m not Summer’s greatest fan (the season that is, not some girl named Summer, just so you know).  I much prefer Autumn (again, the season).   I LOVE Autumn!!! I thought it was the colour of the...

Farewell to Gourmet

So I’m a little tardy in posting this, but I’ve got a slight tryptophan hangover. Last week I received the news of Gourmet Magazine’s cancellation on the very day that I received what I suppose must be the last issue. My first reaction was sadness. ...