CRAB WRAPS

4 or 5 8-inch tortillas, preferably whole-wheat

1 package pollock disguised as crab meat

2-3 hard-boiled eggs

3 -4 stalks of celery, tender, inner ones, diced

maybe a little diced green pepper, if you have it, but not necessary

2 tbsp. red onion, diced

1 tsp. curry powder, or to taste

smidge of salt

couple of dollops of lo-fat mayo

Put the diced veggies in a big bowl and sprinkle them with the curry seasoning and a bit of salt if you think you want it. Add the cut up crab meat and the cut up eggs, then the mayo. Stir gently but thoroughly to mix it all nicely. Go ahead and taste it.

Put a tortilla wrap on your bread or cutting board and spoon a generous amount of the filling across it, closer to the lower edge (facing you) then to the middle. Roll and wrap it up tucking in the ends. Place the roll in a flat container, like a brownie or cake pan, and repeat with the rest of the tortillas until you run out of something - filling or tortillas. Store in the fridge until you're ready for them. Leftover tortillas can go in the freezer until you need them again. Leftover filling can go on a romaine boat for lunch.

Nice to keep in the fridge overnight for the flavour (curry ) to ripen, but not necessary. Great for picnic lunches. I'm going to Stratford tomorrow.

Today i am going to catch up with some of my noodges. The best thing about putting them off is that as long as they stay in the things-to-be-done pile, they remain possibilities. Once I have written the note, made the query, left a message and nothing happens, there goes the possibility of a response and a return; there goes hope. Why won't people answer their mail?

In any form. With email now it's easy to push return. Just say no or stuff it or go do something anatomically impossible to yourself but push the button. Let me know. These days I guess silence means no. Perhaps I can understand the silence in the case of an unsolicited request or query. But I'm not the only one who is not receiving the courtesy of an answer. I'm not the only one standing out here with egg on my face. Others tell me that silence reigns over legitimate, documented concerns that absolutely require a response and action, and within a reasonable time frame.

Anyway, knowing this, bearing it in mind, nevertheless today I am going to write some queries and some pitches. After they've been sent out, and nothing happens, then I'll have to think of something else to pin my hopes on.

Why doesn't anybody write?