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was created by me during this quarantine. Honestly, you'd have been bowled over. Normally I would have rushed outside with it and insisted passersby taste it, it was that good. Perfect balance of seasoning, a dash of dry mustard, using finest aged cheddar (from as it happens Ireland, what else would you expect in Spain) and smooth as velvet.

As it was I ate my solitary cauliflower cheese, nodding approvingly with every mouthful and occasionally closing my eyes to appreciate the sublime flavour better


Bet I never ever achieve one that good again but who knows maybe this isolation boredom, which means more time for cooking, will turn me into a proper cook at last

Two unrelated circumstances came together recently to form what is currently the practice to call a perfect storm. It is hard to predict what a storm might leave in its wake; it depends on too many variable factors to be done with much accuracy. The nature of the storm; its strength and direction, and what lays in its path are a few that come readily to mind. My storm, when it came, could easily have been mistaken for a light breeze, and I certainly could not have predicted what it would leave behind.

Sardines are what it left behind. That -I think- illustrates very well my point about the unpredictability of the consequences of storms; as does this blog: Who could have predicted that something entitled “A Perfect Storm” would turn out to be about sardines?

The first circumstance to manifest was my diminishing interest in putting any effort into preparing meals. The second was the uncertainty of being able to rely on the availability of any particular item in the supermarket, because of the panic buying the virus crisis has prompted in many of us. It occurred to me that a possible solution to both these problems may well come in the form of cans. Had I been more discriminating in my choice of cans when I set about stocking up on them it is more than likely that sardines would not have been included, but my guard was down and they were.

I opened the sardines one lunch time when I found I had nothing else that didn’t need heating up. There were three of them lying there in the can, and they were not as tightly packed as their reputation had led me to expect. Nor did I expect how tasty they would be, and a world of possibilities opened up.

I was suddenly thinking of sardines in white wine sauce and sardines au vin: imagining sardines a la creme and sardines on a bed of couscous with roasted Mediterranean vegetables, and even sardines and mash, or sardines in the hole.

After a while, immediately after my disappointment at the infeasibility of sardine Kiev, I remembered why I had bought the sardines in the first place, so I just eat them straight from the can.

Dairy farmers are crying over spilled milk... Restaurants, schools and businesses are shuttered. Now there's a huge surplus of milk and cheese products. One dairy that produces 30,000 gallons of milk dairy is forced to dump nearly half of that because the food-service industry no longer has a demand.
Something must be done... but what?
These are products that normally would be consumed by people going out. The people haven't disappeared... they're hunkered gown on a stay-home order. Same people.

Maybe it's my 'cheesy-request' but if people started buying more milk from grocers and the demand went up, dairy farmers could kick-in and supply to a different source. Even if they were to lower their cost to the it wouldn't the total loss they are having now.

Some stores have a shortage of dairy products... supply and demand. Find another source,


That's my opinion. Yours may differ...

While at the store thought I'd purchase a six pack of the pop just to see how it tasted so I bought some tonight to give it a try.It didn't taste to awfully bad.

Tap the tree in front of the Aaltarboy Mansion this time each year. 30 + quarts of sap, boiled down, yield 3-4 liters of the good stuff. We give most away. Yummy on crepes.

Last week, OIdblue did a blog about a drink he brewed called Kombucha. I never heard of it and did some research. In layman's terms, it's a beverage made with fermented tea and known for it's health benefits.
I had no intentions of brewing the stuff, but the amazing thing is, while shopping in Aldi, I found it next to the fruits and berries in the refrigerated display. I wasn't looking for it, but I glanced over and POOF!
Kombucha in different flavors, so I bought one with Ginger and one with Cherry.
I plan to try some this weekend and chances are I'll report back with my findings.

Kombucha, Kombucha all I can say is Kombucha...

From sea to plate in less than 30 mins

Now that's real fast food

I looking for good food and make me feasting all weekend long. In Delray Beach tonight and tomorrow. Watchout on Sunday I living in Miami and looking to be feasting...








(inspired of another blog. I'm not off my rocker)

My niece graduated from a college of Asian Medicine last year and (in the future) may enroll for the advanced studies in Shanghai China. She was talking to my wife at a party and got on the subject of vegetables with natural health benefits.

One that interested her was Bitter Melon. She described it's appearance and I said I recall seeing it in the local Asian market that we often shop at. I bought some for all of us.

My wife prepared some that was sauteed with carrots. It looked okay and without testing a slice, I put a bunch on my plate.

Bitter may not be the correct word... it stuff is horrible tasting! I ran to the refrigerator for some vinegarette dressing to mask the flavor and continue to choke down the rest.

My wife asked if I wanted more...

I would love to have a job torture testing products to see if they are safe for consumers or if the manufacturer's claims are correct.
Some people on YouTube post videos of their own product testing...
Some go to extremes!