BELLA PEPPERS

Here’s some good stuff for the weekend, if you’re fond of eating:

NEW YORK

My ode, my paean to a supposedly heartless city which has captured mine from Day 1…

Mythical, legendary, Hollywoodian, all too real
A microcosm of America, the world, life itself, with all its disparities

A city on steroids which ensnares you, eats you alive & spits you out
A Mecca with a brazen, in-your-face attitude

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RICE DONE TWO WAYS, TWICE AS NICE

Forget about Masterchef (enter your country here) for a moment.

MY DAD

OK, so I always thought my mom was the more artistically gifted of my parents – she can draw pretty well – while my dad could appreciate music, poetry and nature more. But, having read my stuff and egging me on, he’s had a shot…

Happy to present six unedited ramblings from an enthusiastic, inspired 84-year old! The last one rocks it, methinks, so keep scrolling to the end!

3 Dogs, 2 Friends, 1 Lady

Of old photographs and memories…

Thou Art Inspiration

Droplets of paint, a swirl of the brush
A foreign word, a turn of phrase
A lilting melody, a rhapsody brimming over with soulful lyrics 

The Way You Make Me Feel

Sharing a song and an article that resonate with me…

On Days When Classic Rock is Not Enough

This is for those days when I’m in that state of mind and I need something more…
(I’m sorry, but this may not be for everyone…)

THE ‘YOU-CAN’T-BEET-THIS’ SALAD

Enough of the butter, bacon and beer. It’s time for another B, a healthier one, to end 2015 with. Without any fanfare, presenting to you…the honest, humble beet!

Now, mine is not so much a formal recipe as a suggestion on pairing, assembling and serving beet with some other healthy stuff to make a salad, which also tastes pretty good. So go ahead and play around with it a bit.

ANGLING FOR COMPLIMENTS – MY FISH DISH

Righto, here we go! Change into your oldest, dirtiest pair of clothes and get the gear out – tackle, boots, worms… no, I’m only baiting you and you fell for it, didn’t you, hook, line & sinker?!

This is another rather simple preparation – fish in lemon butter sauce with capers and parsley. Made using frozen supermarket fish – I’ve made this using basa, pomfret (butterfish), and Indian saltwater salmon (‘rawas’). I’d suggest boneless fillets of any fish type that has a mild taste.