Just call me “Basil”…

You Are Basil

You are quite popular and loved by most people.
You have a mild temperament, but your style is definitely distinctive.
You are sweet, attractive, and you often smell good.

What Spice Are You?

“I had this idea for a show…” – Barbara Walters

Why am I quoting Babwa Wawa??? Because I have this idea for a blog…
I would like to publish an on-line cookbook initially as a wordpress.com blog under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Sharealike 3.0 US license and I would like it to be “user contributed”!!! I would act as editor/contributor, any recipes submitted would remain [...]

Ironman Saturday – 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off!

Picture this… if you can…
Men… Meat… Peppers… Onions… More Meat…
I am so excited.  The men’s ministry at The Crossing is having our 2nd Annual Chili cook-off on Saturday, 10/20!  But, I’m having a small crisis of decision… what kind of chili to make????  Here’s what I’ve got so far…
(Any of these could be made with [...]

Friday

It’s Friday… I’m sitting at work, SWAMPED! with busy work of the worst kind… However, it is 1pm PST and we are having a company BBQ this afternoon… and your favorite “sometime chef” (ME!) has been elected to “man the grill”!!!
So… the afternoon is looking up… more later
SDG,
Matty the Stranger

Matty the Foodie

So, some of you may know… or not… I spent a year in culinary school and subsequently spent 5 or so years in the food service industry… I worked for a golf resort, a catering company, a retirement home and a preschool, all in the capacity of cook or chef…
Needless to say, I love food! [...]