" Les seems to have gone a bit quiet for the moment. Maybe he's in the kitchen as we speak cooking up a storm
Do hope you're ok Les
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I'm absolutely fine, thank you for asking, i have just been distracted with the fabulous test cricket series against India.
I appreciate the effort, thought & nuances that you & Jack put into your picture puzzles and i see that you are building quite a following so keep up the good work but please do forgive my non - participation as it is just a game that does not really appeal to me. ( my poor old eye sight makes it hard to discern a lot of the pictures )
I enjoyed the first couple of seasons of master chef but as with all of the reality shows, i quickly lost interest.
They did regain my interest when they introduced the Junior series.
You watch current affairs shows & see all of these teenagers stealing cars, bashing, robbing & stabbing each other so it was just so refreshing to see these beautiful young kids so committed to such an innocent passion as cooking.
I can remember cooking a rolled brisket for my sister & her young daughter when they were visiting one time.
The youngster was keen to help me in preparing the meat.
She watched everything that i did as i rubbed the meat in olive oil & carefully added just the right amount of spices.
I proceeded to cut a piece off each end before i rolled it up & tied it with string.
Uncle Les, why did you cut those bits of the end before you tied it up, does it make it taste better ?
I really don't know sweetie, you might have to ask your mother because this is how she taught me to do it.
Mother also could not explain other than to say that this is how she was taught by her mother.
So we put in a call to grandmother at the nursing home.
There was a long pause before she finally answered...so that it would fit into the bloody roasting pan!