When it comes to holiday meals, most people have the main dish all figured out. Opting for ham, turkey, or some other favorite centerpiece, they know what they will be serving, as it is usually a yearly tradition. But it’s the side dishes that many people grapple with, unsure what to serve and often bored […]
Cage diving does good PR for great white sharks
The Great White Shark Project boat rocks heavily in the Atlantic swell. The stink of chum made of fermented tuna and anchovy oil combines with pungent wafts of excrement from the seal colony that the boat is anchored next to. Heather sits on the top deck of the 40 foot shark cat, blissfully impervious to […]
Vegetarian Or Vegan Pizza
I have many friends in the church group I belong to, who are "Vegan" or, "Vegetarian ", for whatever their reason. When we gather together for a social event, and Pizza is being served, these friends end up being left out, simply because nobody had the courtesy to either buy or make a Vegan or […]
Homemade Lasagna With A Meat Sauce And A Twist
As an Amateur Chef of sorts, I love experimenting with flavors and textures in my recipes. This time I took my Lasagna Recipe and added some extra special ingredients to enhance the flavor and add a different texture to my Meat Lasagna Recipe. I’m certain when you try this you’ll love it as much as […]
Homestyle Canadian/Italian Deluxe Pizza
Homemade Hearty Canadian/Italian Deluxe Pizza As a self-taught culinary amateur chef, I can truly appreciate the work and love that goes into a restaurant prepared, dish like a pizza, but I also love the challenge of not just duplicating that same recipe at home, but also altering it to make it my own recipe. […]
Islands beauty and natural scenery
The Nicobars, which to borrow R.L Stephenson’s phrase, could be described as `a grove of palms, perpetually rustling green fan.’ Are eminently suited for growing coconut –and an enormous number of coconuts are produced every year. Andaman, Paddy, maize, oilseeds and sugarcane grow exceedingly well. A variety of vegetables are grown and fruits like, papaya, […]