Wondering how to start back to writing when so much has happened over the past year is a daunting task. Thankfully, my wife’s cancer is in full remission after a stem cell transplant. I am very grateful that she is still here. She, in fact, is the one that encouraged me to get back to my creative self and publish more often. As usual, I procrastinated to the Nth degree but here I am and I am going to try and make another go of it. I have done a few things in the cooking realm over the past year but having a person on chemotherapy every dinner becomes like an episode of “Chopped” or “Guy’s Grocery Games” as you never know what they are going to be able to eat. You have to ask the questions, “what do you feel like eating?”, “what flavors would taste good to you?”, “are there any food textures that bug you?”, etc. and then create from there. Sometimes the default becomes Chicken McNuggets with the only question left to answer is “what kind of sauce do you want with that?”. There are some things I would like to try in the upcoming year like, Ricotta gnocchi, more vegetarian dishes (I have still not conquered tofu), twists on some of my older recipes and sauces. I know that the are a few people that follow this blog hoping that I will put out something good or at least mildly palatable and I will try not to disappoint them but 2020 wore me out as it did many people. Please stay tuned and I will try to do something wonderful.

Thank you,

The Well Fed Cyclist

Gary Bechard