This Blog is actually several separate blogs. This, the Main Blog, is for my ramblings about everything else that other blogs do not cover. Things like my pottery, my wife’s art work (mainly watercolor), travel, nature observations, book reviews and whatever else comes to mind. Feel free to leave comments about any of the posts. Múžete komentovat Česky. Bienvenue aux commentaires français.
Icame acrossFacebook group "Vietnamese Instant Pot Recipes" and there I discovered the very best and easiest way to cook soft or hardboiled eggs. Very simple (...)
Rice Paper Rolls is another Summer staple on our table. It can be prepared 100% vegetarian or you can add shrimps, chicken, beef or even pork. The meat I (...)
Anotherfood court favorite for us isFried Rice. I have done it many times before but it was never as good as in agood restaurant. I have always blamed my stove (...)
Is it really 3 years since I blogged last time? Really? As far as I know most major shopping malls have a place set aside where all fast food vendors set up (...)
Last year we have decided to plant most of our flowers and some vegetables in containers. To do that one needs some paved area; after all it is not a good idea (...)
For some reason only pork roast with bone in and skin on in all 3 supermarkets in my small town carry only narrow cut that is impossible to roast with the skin (...)
Over the years I found that pork tenderloin makes the best Schnitzel regardless if prepared breaded or natural without any coating. Since it is so lean I (...)
I am always looking for new ways to cook healthier food. We just love latke and pancakes but I am turned off with the fact that in order to make them nice and (...)
I never knew what I was getting into when I planted 3 tiny zucchini plants last May. As recommended by GardenWeb members I have planted 3 seedlings on top of (...)
San Marzano tomatoes were my biggest discovery and surprise in my garden this year. It is a paste tomato that is considered in foodie circles as the best (...)
Another delicious soup that is made with fresh local ingredients. Only drawback, as is the case with most soups or stews, is that it requires a lot of slicing (...)
This is about technique or “how-to” rather than a recipe. I just love chicken wings, especially whole grilled wings with nice sweet and hot glaze like Char (...)
Chinese Barbecue PorkIngredients:4 Pork Tenderloins3/4 cup Hoisin sauce1/2 cup Soy sauce1/2 cup Rice wine or dry sherry1/3 cup Honey1 tablespoon Sugar1 Tbs. (...)
This is basically same recipe as “Chinese Style Sticky Pork Back Ribs“, main difference being that the ribs are cut into individual pieces before marinating (...)
Czech Version of Minute SteakBiftek is a Czech version of “minute stake” that is cookedin a frying pan. "Biftek" comes from French "le biftek", which is (...)
This is another version of Hawaiian Poke but without seaweed. I have omitted the Furikake and coriander but added mayonnaise into the dressing. The dressing I (...)
It is hard for me to believe that I have only 29 posts so far this year! Last year in the same time period I had 118, in March alone I blogged 45 times! I (...)
I was hesitating what to call this meal that I have made with skinless-boneless chicken thighs, root vegetables and served over pasta. I had to come up with a (...)
