@bonmots - oh the literal meaning?  a kindly Englishman .

@SisterMae - I remember iron chef jap or american; I remember the samurai taylor; i remember the swedish chef on the muppetshow too1  I don’t remember the samurai chef.  personally the funniest of them wasn’t samurai but martin yan who being a big show off lol would cut it up and make a thing of the technicque so you’d chop safely and fast.  it was the same technique I saw later in jaques pepin’s mastering kitchen skills.  I know how to curl my fingers and that stufflol but lol I’m unable to follow the motions… it sure does tick me off because juggling too is muscle memory and practice and I suck at it still.  I know the frugal gourmet covered garnishes but it was I’d swear martin yan of yan can cook so can you. that I learned how to make a tomato rose…not the rose itself but that it’s okay to suck at cooking be happy try anyways or imperfections allowed… the very skill required to make a good tomato rose.

@adamswomanback - clucking fantastic…..:D  ymmy chicken.  ma’am lolthe englishman did the cutting the blind norwegio-german blogger is rarely allowed use of powertools   but I’m still taking the compliment

@sleekpunk - keep that talk up and you’re going to risk a hug for being nice.