monday memes

circle of words

Cooking Companions[this one is especially for vic – my nigella]
No one who cooks cooks  alone. Even at at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus  of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.
-Laurie Colwin

1.  Who taught you how to cook? self taught
2. Where do you get recipes and ideas for meals? whatever is at hand really, but i own a really old amy vanderbilt cookbook, that has little recipe cards stuck in.
3. What is the one thing that you cook the best? that would be my 4 cheese lasange
4. Do you have an item that you always seem to make for pot lucks and/or parties? the 4 cheese lasange

monday madness
1. Have you ever attended a concert? If so, who; and how old were you when you attended your first concert? yes, i’ve been to various artistes here and i’ve been to the tibetian freedom concert. i was 11 when i saw a flock of seagulls and the fixx here.
2. What is the biggest ride or rollercoaster that you’ve ever been on? Were you frightened to go on it? not a big fan of amusement parks and rides. i get enough thrills driving.
3. Is there an annual ‘festival’ that you make sure you never miss? If so, please tell about it; if not, is there any annual event that you like to attend? well carnival used to be a big thing for me, but not anymore, but i would like to go to glastonbury at least once.