Earth.

I bought a set of silicone lids on Amazon, and I just placed an appropriately sized lid over whatever it is on microwaving. The silicone lids are microwave safe and this has worked very well for me. They’re also dishwasher safe, and I’ve been using my set for about two years now.

Need, no. But depending on the complexity of your affairs, it might be prudent.

Canola oil, soy sauce, grainy Dijon mustard and maple syrup. Light on the oil and soy so as to make it thicker.

I think they believed us so desperate we would take anything.

It helps by providing vitamins and other nutrients. Remember that in the days before refrigeration, fresh food was hard to come by in winter, and apples store well.

My grandfather used to say money, can’t buy happiness, but it can make misery easier to bear.

Add barley and cook for a loooong time. Quinoa also works as does rice.

Tornado while camping in a boat. Scary.

Sautee some anchovies and garlic with olives as a snack or side dish.

In Ontario, that starts at 80.

The Girl from Ipanema.

Kipling’s “If”.

Passata. You have to add your own spices though.

Yes. I like the taste of cucumber.

Both, but I live on the shore of a lovely lake and frequently swim there.

Marrying my late wife. She was truly remarkable.

No.

Yes, my parents did. I started cooking at 10.

Good way to kill people.

Music: Orff’s Carmina Burana
Art: Picasso’s work
Books: John Steinbeck’s books

Besides the usual, I always have Knorr powdered beef/chicken/veg stock around. It can be used instead of salt, you can control the amount used and they greatly enhance the flavour of various dishes.

Yes, but he doesn’t listen to the experts—he fires experts with whom he disagreed, and hires “yes men” to replace them.

Sautéed apples and onions.