A success! Now we’re rolling
So in my previous post I mentioned that I was selling stuff to fund my trip, and that I was knocked back. Today I received payment for the coat, which auctioned at a good price, and I popped it into the post and it was whisked off away to Germany. About a week ago I...
A Knock Back
I've never really made it public on this blog about my intentions regarding... life I guess. Often I sit around and wonder what I'm supposed to do with this blog, and the other day Kimberlee my beloved suggested that I blog about what my plans are. My plans are...
The first ever Mc Girr Family Tartan
So after some false starts, and a little back and forth, the tartan is now in the registry. The Mc Girr family has an official tartan now. The next step is to get together enough cash to get the material loomed, and then made into a kilt. There is a donations page if...
Zinc Saucier Edition 10 – Breakfast Burrito
I hear you all out there saying: "Dave, all you make is dinner. Make something else" And this morning that is exactly what I did, so welcome, to the breakfast burrito! We start with the greatest ingredient nature has yet given us. Bacon! Yay Bacon! I grilled my bacon,...
Zinc Saucier Edition 9 – Calzone
Today we make a a pizza pocket. Simple as that. Well not quite that simple. So this recipe was a bit of a mixed success. I didn't like the taste of the cheese combination I used, Sinead wasn't a fan of the sauce. So I'll have to perfect it at a later date. Here's the...
Zinc Saucier Edition 8 – Fried Chicken and Biscuits
We have a bona-fide success from the kitchen: Fried chicken and biscuits. Or scones, if you're not American. Doesn't that look delicious? The recipe for biscuits is easy enough, in fact I did a post about them. Which apparently I've pinged back to several times. Once...
Zinc Saucier Edition 7 – Steak Pie
Let me just say right off the bat, this turned out much better than the peppered steak. But it isn't peppered steak so let's move along with this. For the first time ever I used a crockpot, and for the first time ever I made pastry. Each turned out fine, however there...
Zinc Saucier Edition 6 – Peppered Steak
For the first time in my trek through the world of better food have I come up short, and only partially enjoyed the food. The main problem I had with this dish was the smell. I know exactly what it was, and I will be sure to leave it out next time. Creamy peppercorn...
Shaving My Head For Charity
So it's been a while since I posted a picture of myself here. But that's not what we're discussing today. Today we discuss giving money to Cancer Research. I can't say that I'm big into charitable causes, but this seemed like an opportunity to give money to a cause...
Zinc Saucier Edition 5 – Enchiladas
On this week's culinary tour we go to Mexico for the wonderfully rich dish of Enchiladas Now I've seen a lot of recipes online for enchiladas, and there are a lot of variations. So when making your own enchiladas - Just wing it. Go with what tastes good. However there...
Zinc Saucier Edition 4 – Beef Cobbler
The Zinc Saucier [that's me by the way for those of us not paying attention] is hard at it again, but this time I'm making a childhood favourite of mine: Beef Cobbler. As far as I know mema got this recipe from a cookbook she purchased somewhere in the 70's or 80's...
Zinc Saucier Edition 3 – Sloppy Joes
A nice down home country, easy as... sloppy joes recipe for all you food fans out there. Sloppy Joes are a fantastic twist on the regular old burger. The basic premise of the sloppy joe is that it's a loose meat burger with ketchup mixed in. That's it, the recipe is...