Food and Wine Corner

                    Mageirocophobia On The Rise Hello my fellow Omnivores and welcome. Question, have you been spending far too much of your disposable income ( is that a stupid term , or what?) on restaurant dining? If you have, it may not be your fault , you might just  be suffering from an extreme case of “Mageirocophobia”. Now, I am just going to wait for a second while all you tech nerds type it into your  Duck Duck Go (another dumb name) or Dogpile or whatever,  like you love to do. Da,da,da,da, correct my friends, it is a fancy term for something very real affecting all our pocketbooks daily, “Fear of Cooking”.  So let me ask you a quick question, how many of you like to cook? We’ve got one, two, OK almost nobody. Why? Because when you are  standing at the stove, directions in hand trying your best not to ruin everything, the act of cooking can be , well, overwh...

          Harry’s Hacks , Kitchen Confidence Made Easy   Hello my friends and welcome. I know that I might have mentioned this before, but have any of you noticed that you basically have to sacrifice your first born to pay for dinner? Do you find yourself gasping with disbelief when the check comes, asking “How much for what?” Are you having a problem comprehending how sharing flatbread and a salad could possibly come to $170 bucks? Well my friends, Harry has your back. If you have not already converted your kitchen to a large walk - in closet  it might well be time to fire up  that strange silver machine with the burner thingies on it and learn how to actually cook the food you eat yourself. Now you may not know this or care but there is more to me than just a pretty face. I am not just a restaurant town crier and food voyeur. I am a certified cooking fool, who has ruined more meals than Carter has little liver pills, and...