Author: Owen

It is that time of month again. The third edition of the Paper Chef will take place a week from Friday on February 4th through 7th. As we muddle along, trying to find the method…

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So, I am hoping to slip in under the wire here…I made a warm French Lentil Salad of my own devising yesterday and today a lovely Tarka Red Lentil Dahl from Maddhur Jaffrey’s fantastic cookbook,…

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Wednesdays are vegetable box days. We have been getting a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box from Terra Firma Farms in Winters, CA for about ten years now (with a two year hiatus when we lived…

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In the blinding haste of tracking all the entries for the last Paper Chef, I never got around to posting my own non-entry. I always try to make something even though I am not allowed…

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Back to the writing about food I made rather than the writing about writing about food that other people made. I made a simple mashed potato and chicken meal the other night and deliberately made…

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I had to go and start another blog. At least this one I can pass off as a business expense… Some of you know that I am in the throes of starting a small publishing…

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Paper Chef January 2005 We have a winner (or three). Ronald of Is My Blog Burning and Love Sicily wanted to give three awards, so here they are… I could go on and on about…

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OK, the gate has closed and all entries are in. We got a wonderful eleven entries this time from as far afield as Sweden and Singapore (well Singapore via Texas and England). Our guest judge,…

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[[Two hours left for entries… Note from Owen: everything that follows in this post is the responsibility of my brother. You can make all complaints, comments, plaudits etc. to him.]] The Paper Chef: Chicken Savoy…

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Entries are coming in. It is very exciting. I even got one from my brother James, who I knew dropped in occasionally since I do look at referrer logs from time to time, and who…

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