Happy New Year, Mea Culpa and An Update

Hello! Is there anybody still there?           I should probably start by explaining  my long absence from this space. You see, through working in food and beverage media, recipe writing and many, many injuries I seem to have put on a pound or two. Possibly more. Anyhoo, in early August I decided that it was [...]

Olives and Absinthe

  Last night Phil and I were talking about Mutineer and I realized that it has been nearly two years since started writing my column “Hungry Mutineer”. Time has flown by so quickly, it seems just like yesterday that I was harassing my editor to let me take the lead on food. Since then, I’ve [...]

Spicy Apricot Pork Ribs and A Braai Under The Wire

I haven’t been using my grill very much this summer. I don’t  know why, since I love to barbecue. Yesterday, I got a wild hair and decided to grill up a rack of ribs. Normally, I would do more traditional ribs with a green chile rub and barbecue sauce, but I didn’t have all the [...]