Archive for the 'Kitchen Wise Tales' Category

Creating Value
March 12, 2009

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
“Not very long,” answered the Mexican.
“But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the American.
The Mexican explained that his small catch [...]

A-Haw! The Childish Deliciousness of Haw Flakes
December 31, 2008

One of my favourite treats as a kid was receiving Haw Flakes after being coerced into drinking my Chinese medicine soup or what I called woo joe suy aka “dirt water”.
[pic of sour face + dirt water + hawthorne flakes = smiley child]
I offered it to my white coworker Emily and she, like others, gave [...]