Playing With My Food ~ An online journal about food, thought, travel, and life, by chef & internet raconteur Chaz French.
Grief is fluid
and like the ocean
it has waves
some just wet your feet
and some are tsunamis
Worst are the sneaker waves
that come out of nowhere
and drag you out
to choke and drown
in a sea of your own tears
—
Dedicated to my friend Sean Reinert
Is it? Was it?Could it be?Bliss,rapture,joy, toys, child, man,death cares not. I just got,got good,got together,forever,eternity,love's prison cell,death sentence, marriage vows,In the halls of just us ball and chainforced labor,children,out of … [Continue reading]
Fog tumbles over the mountainan avalanche incascading sheets of white. The City lays before me silent,in the late afternoon sun-setting time. Wind rushes by as it plummets into the cityscape sprawled out below. Slowly it succumbs to … [Continue reading]
Yeah, it's gone quiet. - Happens here and there. Cooking, not writing, but taking notes. Busy being busy, stay tuned, the search for balance continues.... … [Continue reading]
This is an ancient draft post from way back before I started culinary school. I never got around to finishing it. Here it is... Every now and then even the most experienced cooks and bakers fail. This was one of those times. "What the … [Continue reading]
As there are more and more nut allergies (or perceived to be) these days, I decided to play with a classic peanut butter cookie recipe and swap the peanut for sunflower, and then add a little something in the form of ground cranberries. They add a … [Continue reading]
Starting with silliness and at the end of the story, my flight home departs from Orlando, thanks to my friend's elite status I got priority boarding which meant having time to sit and watch everyone else board, and I've realized that there is a whole … [Continue reading]
So I made these fabulous gluten-free cheese shortbread crackers to write about today and I've misplaced my notes on the procedure, so I have to go make them again before I can share it. (Or find my notes). C … [Continue reading]
This is the bread that the kids (and adults) at school love the most. It's dense and moist with a seriously crunchy crust. The recipe makes two family sized loaves of bread. Goes great with a soup or stew, or spread with sunflower butter and jam, or … [Continue reading]
