Author Archives: StephenB

Running the Tely

The Tely 10 is an annual ten mile road race sponsored by the Telegram, the daily newspaper in St. John’s, Newfoundland Labrador. This race, one of the oldest road races in North America, has been run every year since 1922 , with the exception of the years of WW II, 1940-45. Had it not beenContinue reading “Running the Tely”

Learning to Make Stuffed Chicken Breast

“This is my advice to people: learn how to cook, try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun”. – Julia Child The other day I was thinking, now that I have some extra time on my hands due to the Covid-19 restrictions I should work on improving my culinaryContinue reading “Learning to Make Stuffed Chicken Breast”

If God Made Anything More Tasty Than The Olive He Kept It For Himself

When I was around eight years old, maybe ten, I woke up early one morning and went out to the kitchen. I was the first one up and much of the remains from a party my parents had hosted the evening before were still laying about. The first thing to catch my eye was aContinue reading “If God Made Anything More Tasty Than The Olive He Kept It For Himself”

The Silver Spoon and Vefa’s Kitchen

“No one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.” – Julia Child As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I began my foray into more adventurous cooking with the purchase of two cook books for fifty cents each from my local library’s sale room. These books were, The Silver Spoon, “the bible ofContinue reading “The Silver Spoon and Vefa’s Kitchen”

Top 10 List of Books That I would Read a Second Time

You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it. – John Barton I have often read favorite books more then once. Who Has Seen the Wind by W. O. Mitchell, I read twice; Stephen King’s The Stand, I read three times; The Razor’s Edge by W.Continue reading “Top 10 List of Books That I would Read a Second Time”

On Books and Food

I have always loved books. I have vague recollections from early childhood of being read to and never wanting it to stop. I recall taking books in my hands and pretending to read them, speaking the story aloud, as best I could, from memory. The first book I remember reading on my own was aContinue reading “On Books and Food”