Big Burger Ballyhoo 2007

Hello out there,

I am ashamed to admit it, but I have been absent for over a month now from Roasting Rambler, but I’m glad to say that I am back from my unplanned vacation from the blogging world (really I returned with the post a few days ago, but that was written before I went on hiatus, I was just waiting on some recipe field testing). However, I have not been absent from my kitchen, and I have a few postings incubating in the background, but to kick off my return I have a shout out to the amazing kitchen duo, Paul and Freya (Freya was the first person to ever leave a comment on my blog). Paul has announced the Big Burger Ballyhoo 2007 over at Writing at the Kitchen Table, and I couldn’t stop myself from ensuring that a pork entry made it into the running. [...]

Easy does it

Recently, I received a request to showcase easy (for the average person) recipes, which was seconded by several friends. This also happened to coincide with Heidi’s posting of an Englishman’s request for “easy-to-prepare fresh food.” I find that my definition of “easy-to-prepare” differs drastically from that of most of my friends, so it is with them in mind that I set out some ground rules (to which I will attempt to adhere) for this recurring feature. [...]