AN OLD MAN AND HIS BREAD. IS IT ART, ACCIDENT OR GENIUS?
In this article, I am going to describe the process for making “CRUSTY OLD MAN BREAD”. Since the time, a few short weeks ago, when I attempted “lazy gringo” Peruvian Pan de Tres Puntas, my interest now lies in trying…
RUMPAPUMPUM, ME AND MY DRUM OR THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY 1965
Again, I break from my chronological memories, to return to my childhood, and bring you a haunting memory of my musical career. It was short, but my fame was meteoric. It all came to pass, due to underlying, self imposed,…
PERUVIAN BULLFIGHTING 1959 – A PHOTO FROM A LOYAL READER
This post will be very short. it is a follow up to my earlier post, about attending a bullfight, during my time in Peru. I see it as a vindication of my memory. The poster, advertising an upcoming bullfight, was…
SOURDOUGH STARTER & BREAD RECIPE BY A CANUCK CHEF (WHOLE WHEAT) 2021
AUTHOR’S NOTES: Today I bring you a famous recipe, for homemade, Whole Wheat SourDough Bread. It includes the SourDough Starter, as well as the bread recipe. It was given to me , in strict confidence by a wily bread chef,…
ALMOST KILLED BY A DROP OF WATER – BANGKOK 1995
Shortly after arriving back in Canada, and settling into a home, I once again, found my butt in a foreign country. One of my first jobs, as a contractor for all things foreign, in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction business,…
OH YES I STILL REMEMBER OUTDOOR PLUMBING – THE EARLY YEARS 1950’s.
Once again, my mind drifts off to the early years of my life and too things that left an indelible image in my mind. Unlike most of the days gone past, memories of which have been scrubbed from my mind…
AHORA PUEDO HABLAR PERUANO – PRUÉBAME
Debido a que ahora veo más y más lectores de Perú y otras partes de América del Sur, he decidido agregar una opción de traducción a mi Blog. En este momento es solo un caso de prueba, pero para los próximos…
HOW TO CATCH, CLEAN AND COOK A WILD SNIPE 1964
Once again my mind wanders back to a time in my youth and a memory of my Dad. I was now in my mid teens, into everything, doing everything, and for sure fancied myself, the real deal. One of my…
BULL FIGHTING, NOW THIS IS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT (REPEAT OF OLDER POST)
One of my fondest memories of Peru was the sport of bullfighting Peruvian style. Somehow the subject came up that, there was to be a major “bull fighting” event on the coming weekend. “Would I like to go” I was…
MY BLUFF HAS BEEN CALLED – I AM NOW EXPOSED – MY BREAD HAS BEEN OUTTED
It would now appear that my big, 1/2 Peruvian, mouth has finally got me into trouble from which there is no escape. I would run and hide, like a frightened Cuy at supper time, but there is no place left…
