It may appear I have been really slacking as of late. No self respecting food lover could or would let there blog go so long without any posts. I must say the main reason is pretty personal but hey what F! if I can not share it here where can I share it.

Roughly around my last recipe posting I discovered I had come down with my second type of cancer. I had previously beat bladder cancer around 3 years ago. I was pretty shocked to discover that I had come down with skin cancer on my rear end. The cancer itself was not caused by exposure to the sun or other elements though. It was caused by a recurring wound where the scar tissue turned cancerous. At first it did not seem like that big of a deal as skin cancers are one of the easiest to deal with – luck was not on my side though. I had a fairly large mass that needed to be surgically removed which in turn pretty much removed most of my left buttock. It has currently been left open while I start in on both chemotherapy and radiation therapy before I am able to get it closed up. Last thing the doctors want to do is seal up cancerous tissue.

So I have been in and out of the doctors offices for some time. I finally got a surgery date in late November and am now at rest and beginning the rest of the therapy at Stanford medical center. I imagine I will not be cooking or even preparing any foods until I get out of here which may take 5-6 weeks if not longer. In the meantime I get to dine on what the hospital so kindly offers. I must admit though after having my share of hospital food in the past, what they offer here is far from the worst I have had and they even offer a healthy choice organic farm raised local meal sized soup for lunches if one if inclined to try it.

So unable to cook and not wanting the blog to perish I figure I will do the next best thing. I do happen to know most if not all of my recipes by heart, plus I can add in a wide assortment of guides that can help the home cook.