Randy | April 21, 2011
If you spend any time here, you’ll know that Mrs. LFM and I enjoy good food and drink, and for us, cooking is a passion. Speaking for myself though, I enjoy cooking most when it involves knife work. It’s said that a much handled blade takes on the soul of its master. There’s a truth [...]
Randy | March 9, 2011
Every day a new “study”. Yesterday I read a blog article celebrating the health benefits of coffee consumption. I don’t drink anywhere near as much coffee as I used to, but that came about by a process of evolution rather than conscious thought about what caffeine might or might not do to me.I particularly enjoyed [...]
Randy | February 2, 2011
I have always loved olives. Black, green, pit in or stuffed with all kinds of goodies, marinated in the Gods know what, or breaded and deep fried – you name it. Imagine my surprise to learn that my olive passion isn’t shared by everyone! Way back in my university days, my sister was dating a [...]
Randy | September 20, 2010
The first time I read Lord of the Rings, I’m sure I was personally responsible for skyrocketing values of stocks for companies involved in the production of bacon, mushrooms, and dark, full bodied beers. I absolutely enjoy any literature that confronts me with a description of food consumed by the characters that leaves me wanting [...]
Randy | June 28, 2010
Our kitchen is equipped with a steadily growing library of books about food and drink. Add to that our voracious surfing of blogs and other websites on those subjects and it’s not surprising our diet is as rich and varied as it is. But this article isn’t about anything so grand as a recipe that [...]
Randy | June 14, 2010
This is a follow-up to my article titled The Best Marinated Herring I’ve Ever Tasted that was posted here back on 4 February 2010. In case you missed it, herring lovers will be pleased to know that the exquisite Solomon Gundy made by Mersey Point Fish Products is now sold at both Sobey’s and Super [...]
Randy | June 6, 2010
A while back Mrs. LFM and I found an interesting canned product, previously unknown to us, in one of the grocery stores we frequent – stuffed vine leaves, a product of Turkey imported and marketed here by Phoenicia Products whose motto is “The Middle East at your reach”. Yesterday while we were in the throes [...]
Randy | April 18, 2010
I recently contributed to a thread on BladeForums.com on the subject of corkscrews on modern knives and that started me thinking. This post is the result. I personally subscribe to the practice of never being without such an implement whenever there is a risk of wine being encountered. Mine travels with me in the form [...]
Randy | March 29, 2010
In a previous LFM article titled Kitchen Knife Technique I exposed you all to the teachings of Chad Ward, author of An Edge in the Kitchen. Today’s post introduces some exquisite knife work using what many of us would regard as an unlikely tool – the Nepalese khukuri.
Randy | March 17, 2010
It’s been said that God invented whisky so the Irish wouldn’t take over the world. So far it’s worked. I’ve always appreciated a good toast, tastefully delivered, no matter how ribald the content, but the Irish are an odd people. Their toasts are full of statements like, “May you die in Ireland”, which for most [...]