Despite Jack Frost nipping at our noses, autumn and winter is the time of the year for the chestnut.  Every year as the temperature drops, families all over the world roast and prepare numerous sweet and savory dishes from the chestnut.  A favorite in my family is my father’s stuffing made every Thanksgiving.  However, this [...]

Despite my comment on fusions back in the Shepherd’s Pie entry, I really don’t hate on anyone who does it. Pretty much everything creative in life came about from taking several ideas and fusing them into a new idea.  It’s like when you take eggs, flour, sugar, and milk, and end up with a beautiful cake.   [...]

One of the biggest reasons I started this web site was that I felt there’s too much emphasis on only a few cuisines of the world.  I turn on the TV and it’s all Italian, French, Asian, and American BBQ.  I look at books and see some more variety, but it’s hard to come up [...]