Many, many times, my good friend The Chuck has asked me to share my knowledge of the culinary arts with him. At first, he wanted some one-on-one lessons, just the basics. Recently, he'd requested that I offer group sessions, where he and several other people could come to my home, and I would walk through the process of making a dish with them. That's a bit much for me - primarily because I'm a horrible teacher. I have no patience for stupid questions. I was thinking about it recently, and decided that I would try to post some of my favourite recipes here. I'll get photos up at a later date. So, here you go... my first recipe to share are ...