Sharper Than Knives
Culinary adventures and ponderings of grouchy old cook.
I’ve been cooking for 50 years and have discovered that it never hurts to try something new. If it’s good, you have learned something, if it sucks, there is always pizza on speed dial.
A Sample of my recent posts…
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Cherry Bounce – cherry cordial from the 1700’s
Versions of this drink date even earlier in Europe. But this cordial was a favorite…
Primer on Mother Sauces – Veloute’
Veloute is essentially chicken gravy.It’s like how you make a Bechamel, but with a light…
Primer on Sauces – Bechamel
Lesson 1: BechamelStir equal parts flour and butter in a hot skillet until it starts…
The gist of it all…
What is this site about?
I’ve been cooking for around 50 years starting at my mother’s knee. I discovered I actually love cooking and feeding people.
I realized that much of my Facebook account was about meals and recipes and experiments I was doing and wanted a way to save them since such things usually get lost in Facebookland. This is about cooking and not being afraid to try new things. I may also ramble a bit about opinions, but they will always be about cooking or food or hospitality or something. Until it isn’t at least.
I hope you enjoy this and are inspired to try some of the things I post. Not everything will be my original recipe and I will make sure to give the real author proper credit or links. I’m not the world’s greatest cook, I’m just a grouchy guy who likes to play in the kitchen.