Going The Extra Meal

Ingredients For the Rabbit  1 whole medium sized rabbit  150 grams Thai tamarind, soaked and pressed pickled onions 100g 100 g carrots chopped in batons Chilli fresh optional 2 large onions 4 cloves garlic Green whole olives olive oil for frying Lemon Thyme For the Couscous 450 grams couscous (preferably organic) 150 g raisins  100 g almond flakes (optional) 1 tbsp turmeric 2 cinnamon sti cks 1 tsp ground coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin 1 1/2 litres of fresh chicken stock  Method Chop the rabbit into 10 pieces (front legs, hind legs, fillets, loins, stomach, as shown below) Heat the Tagine on an open flame. In the case that a tagine is not available use a thick based pan.  Peel and chop lightly the garlic, heat the olive oil in a pan. When the oil is hot place the garlic in the pan on a low heat and fry gently until lightly browned and soft Add the rabbit pieces and fry gently on both sides...

Heroin epidemic I took to writing this morning after a colleague has posted several times on facebook about the death of Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain, 61, was found dead Friday in his hotel room in France, where he was filming a new release for his award-winning  Parts Unknown  series for CNN. French sources confirmed the cause of death was suicide. First of all, it would not be right to stop short of honoring Mr Bourdain, although in all honesty, he is one of those celebrities, that has really become alive to me upon his death. He was there, I know he was a father in storytelling about modern cuisine and street food alike. However, his impact was less than some other celebrity chefs whom we had been informed about during our training years at the Cooking school.   Recent articles being written by the Guardian, by the NewYorker.com, and by the thestar.com all mention his controversial character, either as a general comment or on a specific instance...