Tomatilla!

Due to lots and lots and lots of work and the fact that this month crept up on me (why do they keep the calendar such a secret?) we are pushing Paper Chef back a week this month. That way that inimitable world ruler (read the comments…) Magic Tofu can have some time to prepare [...]

Paper Chef Update

The dynamic duo at Belly-Timber is hard at work gathering, evaluating, annotating, rounding up, etc. all the Paper Chef entries and promises to have a report up on Thursday. So head on over there to check it out. I have lamely bowed out of doing a roundup this time because of pressure of [...]

We are getting a few questions about how, who, what, etc. for the Paper Chef. So here is EVERYTHING you need to know and more!

First – the contest is being hosted by Belly Timber. After you read this, go over there and get the ingredient list and so forth – plus you should check their [...]

We have a storm of ingredient entries to add and a few tweaks – our eagle-eyed judge noticed that basil was a recently used ingredient and so needs to be avoided for another month or two.

Here is the latest list:

Winter root vegetables, butternut squash, scallions, quinoa, olives, yoghurt, barley, fennel, pumpkin (or any squash) [...]

…they are all connected. Well – a little. First, to all my readers (there are a few of you I know) Happy New Year and all the best for the coming year. There are many ways it can be an improvement on the past year, especially in the political arena.

In the food area, I [...]

It is time – past time – to kick off the New Year with another Paper Chef event. It is a time for a lot of careful consideration and looking back and looking forward. It is time for reflection and analysis. It is a time for casting off old vices, old attitudes, old things that [...]