oh yum, it’s fruit bat pie tonight! again

Tired of the same old leftovers?? Try something new tonight! Try Fruit Bat Pie From Pilau!

Oh yes, I think we know what this is all about! My daughter Kristin was visiting the Island of Pilau and had one of their — uh — dare you eat it delicacies called Fruit Bat Pie. Judging from how it looks the recipe seems fairly simple: 1) catch a fruit bat, 2) boil ’em 3) bake ’em in a pie and 4) eat ’em!

Don’t you love to eat something that can look right back up at you?

Bon Appetite!

No, I will never be a ‘skinny chef’

I am down 20 something on the scale and I help keep it together by working very hard at preparing fun stuff for others!

My chef grandmother always said that it is hard to be a good chef and skinny… because of the need to taste everything before it is served. After all, how else would you catch the obvious omissions or unintended substitutions. The chef is the ultimate quality control.


I made just what any young man would want on his birthday and Scott amused me by saying that the steaks were so tender it was easy to enjoy 4 pounds worth. I might add , with room to spare! Flavoring and tenderizing meat has many secrets, but most are all time intensive.

As for me, I do indulge in a  Biscotti  every day that represents around 200 calories or so. This is my ultra diet version as it contains no nuts ( actually, I was so busy with the steaks, I forgot to add them!)

I think the key to any successful diet is to have something you like in your day that doesn’t taste or represent the word ‘diet’ in any way.

September 12th is our 39th wedding annivrsary

Here we are in 1970, engaged in 1971 and married in 1972. Happy 39th Wedding Anniversary, Sweetheart.

In many ways it really doesn’t seem all that long ago when we married in Superior Court in downtown Los Angeles. I remember the Judge Xenophon P. Lang tied our knot along with about 6 other couples. It was an interesting , but meaningful experience as the Judge tried to give a specific charge to each couple.

Karla drew this for our day.

It is interesting to search on the net to find out what a proper present is for a 39th wedding anniversary. The most common answer left me feel that the gift was inadequate… it was ‘lace.’ Laura wanted to do something special… she thought that I might like to hunt something… large…. and I needed the right toy.

My 375 H & H Caliber Interarms Mark X has an interesting history in its roughly 50 years of life. You never know when you might need to stop a charging Buffalo! Gotta love a woman who knows what makes you happy.

Thank you, Laura…. Happy anniversary.