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Cupid’s flaming hearts

 
Cupid is far from the adorable little curly-topped chubby love-bug we know from Valentine cards. He is the love child of Venus, the goddess of love and Mars, the god of war. His singular reason for being is to fight the never-ending war on love. He knows all too well that men are from Mars [...]

Gwhack-A-Mole

Avocados are popping up all over the place. These precocious little greenies are naturally drawn towards large sporting events like the Superbowl. Your only hope to cope with these funky fruits is the bash out a big batch of guacamole and enjoy with tortillas. If you can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em … to a pulp!
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Stud Muffin!

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Illustrious competition

It’s the first contest on Kitchen Scraps and you could be the big winner of this book.
 
Leave a comment or send an email to tell me what all these books have in common. Being creative with your answer will only win you points… 
On November 15 one lucky contestant will win a copy of Kitchen Scraps: a humorous [...]

coming soon…

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Kitchen scraps excerpt #4

The tale of Mr.B.Russell Sprout
Excerpt from Kitchen Scraps: a humorous illustrated cookbook.
Everyone thinks that brussel sprouts are boring… until you put a little booze in ‘em!
Take a look and buy the book!

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Janice and the Cheese Tour

 

When Candace told me we were going to Janice Beaton Fine Cheese for an after hours tour, I was pretty sure there must be a golden ticket involved. 
A behind the scenes sampling of the most amazing cheese case full of wonder and merriment sounded like something straight out of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory.
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Kitchen Scraps: it’s out of my hands

After two years, it’s done.
All the files, images and pages are done and Kitchen Scraps is going to press. It won’t be back until October but when it does arrive, there will be 5000 copies to find homes for.
After being so intricately absorbed inside Kitchen Scraps: A humourous illustrated cookbook I can proudly say there [...]

MBS-deconstructed tuna sandwich

 

This week’s mystery bluebox contained:
2 arugula, a bunch of carrots, 4 lemons, 3 pears, 1 mango, some rhubarb, a cucumber and 2 red onions.

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Food on a stick

 
Cooking food on a stick over a fire is likely one of the first culinary innovations and it remains a favourite cooking technique even in modern times.
Hunting and gathering was full-time work for our nomadic ancestors. Although food was a top priority, culinary innovation was not. So in the midst of discovering fire, collecting wood [...]