"Mad Jack" Churchill

[Sir Didymous]

Okay, so the tales of the bravery/insanity of Lt.Col. John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming "Mad Jack" Churchill float around here and in other places quite frequently, and rightly so. I was thinking about naming one of my culinary creations after him. The recipe is a cheese ball that contains serrano peppers, habaneros, and (not originally intended to go with the name) Scotch bonnet peppers along with shredded Monterey Jack cheese. I was just wondering if anyone thinks that this is an item worthy of the namesake as it is going into a cook book in the appetizer section.

[Holcombe Thomas]

Your recipe, you can name it.

A few lines about the lieutenant colonel and why the dish is named after him might not be out of place in the cookbook.

I'd enjoy seeing the recipe.

Holcombe

[Sir Didymous]

Nothing is out of place as it is a cookbook with no overall theme. The working title is the Schizophrenic Chef.

[Holcombe Thomas]

From the title alone, I like the cookbook. Do let us know when it's in print.

[SeumasA]

Your cheese ball sounds like a good complement to my habanero-mango-pineapple hot sauce.

[guardsman]

A great modern day hero , I personally wouldnt call a dish after a hero , unless my culinary skills were suitable to grace the finest tables in the world ! My thoughts only .

[tundramanq]

This sounds like "bleeding from the sweat glands" hot - good for insanity - finest tables may be unwise.

[Sir Didymous]

A great modern day hero , I personally wouldnt call a dish after a hero , unless my culinary skills were suitable to grace the finest tables in the world ! My thoughts only .

I don't know about the finest in the world, but I would like to think that with four culinary certifications that I can make a dish worth eating. In this case, I simply wish to honor someone who deserves to have his name out there. Maybe this will help to burn his name into the minds of a few.

[KentuckyCeltophile]

Wow. Just checked out this guy. Never really heard of him until now. What true bad a**. Nothing like playing the pipes while charging up toward the enemy with a claymore. What went through there minds when they saw one of their men shot with an arrow? Awesome. That recipe sounds great too. Might serve it with a double portion of Nexium too.

[guardsman]

Well its a shame that jack Churchill will be recognised through food in America than in the U.K. just make sure the recipe does him justice ! Good luck with your endeavour .