Category: The Cooking Chronicles

Summer ended last week and with it the last of the season’s peaches.  So it seemed only fitting to have them go out in a blaze of glory as a tart.  Since they were so perfectly ripe, only a slight dusting of sugar was needed, then into a simple, homemade crust they went.  After about an hour in a moderately hot (375F) oven, we had this: Adieu until next season, peaches. Read More

I’ve decided to start adding my thoughts and experience regarding cooking, which is one of my favorite activities.  Cooking offers some parallels to the overall theme of risk-taking I’m so fond of extolling in these pages.   That’s what I hope to explore anyway.  At its best, cooking is improvisational, highly creative, personal, which could well describe any worthwhile business venture. One of the highlights of last week’s blackout-induced stay-at-home camping experience was some creative cooking.  Several fine dishes from our kitchen.  The tomatoes were plump and bursting on the vine, so we made some delicious fresh salsa that was eaten fast (so no need for the idle refrigerator).  A d... Read More