A Thanksgiving Of Tofu

Thanksgiving is a holiday iconicized by food. We all gather with family and friends to gorge ourselves on turkey, yams, and other well known treats. While new dishes may be introduced, they rarely deviate from tradition. But in one of my families Thanksgivings, it did and let's just say that the results--well, they were interesting …

Second Cooking Disaster

Kids go through phases. It's as certain as death and taxes--that, and the phases can be somewhat unusual. I fell under this category when I embraced a cooking obsession--at fourteen. At the time that this occurred my family was living in England. I'd suffered a fainting episode at school which prompted me to invest in …

The Dog and The Smoke

Where there's smoke, there's fire. Or at least, something on the verge of becoming such. When we smell that unmistakable scent we know that something's wrong. So do pets as it turns out. Our dog Tubby did and ran to a sole place of safety. Yours truly. Tubby is a 1year old/ still not house …

First Cooking Disaster

So, you want to try a hand at cooking? Go on. You can have a go. A recipe, ingredients, a measuring cup; don't forget a very large bowl. Dump it all in there together, measured from cup to pinch. Spoons and cups, teaspoons and ounces; putting it together is a cinch. You place it upon …