short post on cooking

I was a cook for a few years and in spite of the intense pressures that accompany such occupations, I loved it; still do!
I make mistakes probably more than the average chef; I sometimes miss a important part  because I think that I know what I am cooking /doing..lol.
Anyhow the other dark and windy afternoon,I [...]

Good dentist appointment reward; off to a good Chinese food dinner

H’s son and daughter in law have invited us to meet them at our favourite Chinese restuarant(their treat in honour of H’s brirthday; yes a bit late but better late than never!)
It should be good!
I just got back from having a dentist cleaning and checkup; one that I had put off about 3 times(remember how [...]

Mulligatawny soup

As the weather gets chillier, soup becomes so appealing: a steaming, fragrant welcome to a warm home.
Mulligatawny — a mixture that originates with the Tamils of southern India — is such a great soup at this time of year. It’s spicy and slightly exotic, but is based on chicken broth, garlic and onions — ordinary [...]

Funny but successful day

This was a funny day; the beginning was, anyway.
I had thought that it was H’s birthday, and was pestering him with requests of a desired itinerary(the birthday boy, after all) He was laconic(but also thought that it was his day)
THEN we looked at a calender and realised that tomorrow was the day to celebrate! LOL.
Then [...]

Autumn trip continued(part 6)

On the morning after our soujorn to the San Diego zoo we decided to relive memories and take a trip out to Pacific Beach; LOVELY area of open seas and endless sand and sunshine.
We took the “trolley” to “Old Town” then transfered to a bus which whisked us up the coast, past Mission Bay and [...]