From the category archives:

Pork

Pork Stuffed with Fennel

January 5, 2010
Pork Stuffed with Fennel

A husband with a sense of humor can be a mixed blessing, especially at dinnertime.  Bones, being much louder than I am, is usually charged with the tasks of calling our guests to dinner.  This means I’ve grown used to the cry of “OKAY everybody…dead pig’s ready!  Come and get it!”  And so have our friends.

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Tips on Cooking for a Crowd

December 28, 2009
Antipasti

Another Christmas has come and gone and I must admit I made it through the holiday season with a modicum of Christmas spirit.  Not exactly Scrooge, but certainly not my usual self, overflowing with cheer, going overboard on the present buying, drinking gallons of egg nog and annoying Bones with an endless stream of carols on the [...]

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Ham with Sorrel and Sorghum Glaze

November 30, 2009
Ham with Sorrel Glaze

Last week I was delighted to come across this bottle of Sorey Sorey Soreal (a.k.a. sorrel drink), locally produced by A. Nibbs Sons and Daughters.  Who could resist the unsophisticated charm of a homemade brew and its promise to make you feel joyous and merry?  I know I couldn’t.

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Kebabs on the Grill

October 25, 2009
Kebabs on the grill

Are you smarter than a sixth grader?  I, apparently, am not.  I do not know how abiotic factors affect biotic factors.  I cannot explain estimation strategies used to determine reasonableness of solutions to real world problems.  In fact, I cannot estimate at all.  Whatever happened to long division?  I’m definitely not smart enough for sixth grade.

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Oven-Baked Ribs

October 12, 2009
Oven-baked ribs

It never fails.  If Bones leaves Tortola, I will get a flat tire or run out of propane or break my leg.  None of these things ever seems to happen when he’s around.  I think my neighbor, Julian, knows more about my car than Bones does.  After all, he’s the one who always seems to [...]

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