Houmous

Looks like the Facebook Group Kahn Recipes is about to be closed down, so I'll move them all here. First and foremost: Houmous There are 3 grades of houmous: civilian, industrial and weapons grade. It depends on the ratio of chick peas to tehina: 2, 1, 0 respectively. Make civilian if your friends are weencore. … Continue reading Houmous

Rootless Voicings

Piano players use rootless voicings a lot of the time. Guitarists tend to learn chords with the roots in. Possibly it’s easier for piano players, who can add the bass in the left hand, when there is no bass player. You can get a lot more colour out of four note chords if you leave … Continue reading Rootless Voicings

The Balcony Mystery

I inherited some old photos from my grandmother, including this one which is mounted behind glass in our house.  It shows my grandparents eating breakfast on a very stylish balcony (sorry about the reproduction, but I didn't want to disturb the mounting). I asked my father about it and he mentioned some house belonging to … Continue reading The Balcony Mystery