“Year of the Tiger” New Year’s Eve Menu
21 February 2010 – 11:00 pm | No Comment

Okay, so a week late, but at least the post is up. I blame the back twingie combined with a whack-load of (re)writing.
As I mentioned at the start of the Year of the Tiger, unlike last year, …

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Road trip: the Sunshine State day 1
9 March 2010 – 11:27 pm | No Comment

Wanna know what would be cool? Arizona. I hear there’s one group there that’s worth meeting because they’re really diligent about reviewing proposals and getting back to people in a prompt manner. No bulk-flushing of email without reading stuff or anything like that.

Anyway, I’m not going to Arizona. I’m also not going to Australia either, at least not in the immediate term, as the Sunshine State I’m referring to is Florida and not Queensland. Probably just as well, as the major centres of Queensland are Read the full story »

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Post #100: Ikura and peas
8 March 2010 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Post #100: Ikura and peas

Ah! I’ve made it to 100 posts and I’ve decided to put forward ikura and peas to commemorate the milestone. Besides,

Quinoa risotto
7 March 2010 – 3:46 am | No Comment
Quinoa risotto

Quinoa (pronounced /ˈkiːnoʊ.ə/ or kinwa) is a pseudocereal that’s been around for about 6000 years but is now of interest as a “supergrain” outside of Peru and the other Inca regions of South America. Why? it …

Molecular gastronomy banned in Italy
4 March 2010 – 1:05 pm | No Comment
Molecular gastronomy banned in Italy

L for Love!
Oops – guess I shouldn’t have posted my upcoming shopping spree since it may interfere with being granted entry into Italy. Okay, so that’s a joke, but this isn’t: Italian Ministry of Health secretary Francesca Martini is …

Dim sum at Kam Fung VSL
28 February 2010 – 11:48 pm | No Comment
Dim sum at Kam Fung VSL

Today’s the last day of February, which so happens to be the last day of the Vancouver Olympics, so what better thing to do than to go for dim sum. I figured that I may …

Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 3
26 February 2010 – 3:00 am | No Comment
Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 3

While continuing to experiment with arctic char (omble chevalier, Salvelinus alpinus) as part of that upcoming development project, my botched deba antics left me with a (not so) little pile of trimmings and some decided dissatisfaction.
The difficult portion …

Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 2
25 February 2010 – 3:00 am | No Comment
Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 2

I continue to play with arctic char (omble chevalier, Salvelinus alpinus) as part of that upcoming development project, and hurried use of a deba found me with a (not so) little pile of trimmings and …