h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I've spent the last week or so writing up a book of all my favorite recipes and printing them out so I can give copies of it to my relatives for Christmas.

I have 46 recipes so far, and gave almost finished with the printing. All that remains is the table of contents and the index.

Will you share those recipes here? One by one?

I share your thought's Pierce

You could call it "The Blemnox Guide To Fine Cuisine"

I could share one recipe each week throughout 2014. There are 47 recipes, but I could find 5 more to bring the total up to 52. Three of the recipes are already guide entries at h2g2.

That is a good idea

And we won't mind if you recycle the recipes who are already guide entries. Lots of artists recycle there w*rk in new contexts

There is an art to creating delicious food.

This is true! No doubt about it!
And just because it is not carved in stone does not make it a lesser branch of art in my humble opinion.

If it is carved in stone any original w*rk will exist significantly longer than a proper meal - but even stones will fade - albeit slower than oil on canvas or s on paper - or cd's.

We have learned to preserve paintings and record music but just because we have to re-create a meal we should not classify it as a lesser branch of art.

After all we can live without statues, paintings and music a lot shorter than without food

And on that note I will now roast a

There is an "art" to creating delicious food

is that in gloss,matt,water based paint or oils or emulsion ?

The media are somewhat different from those in ceramics and painting. Sauces figure prominently -- tomato sauce, various gravies. Some desserts are expertly sculpted, though I for one have neither desire nor skill for that type of art, though I like what I taste . Little things can make a big difference: getting the rice just right, the green beans cooked but not mushy, the chicken or turkey juicy, the pasta al dente [anything but soggy and stuck together ]. Seasonings help to make the sauce or broth come alive. Great curries and chilis have a pleasant heat throughout the dish, and the taste lingers in your mouth.

Oy! Now I'm hungry again

My devious plan is working, then.

I fought the hunger with pizza

I seldom eat pizza, but this was a gift - and the that followed it was nice. So all in all it was a fairly nice evening