Category: Food
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Garden of Corn and Wine
The glorious sun continues, as does Devon’s hosepipe ban. There have been a lot of watering cans on the go… Gardening Finally, we’ve had a great stretch of warm weather that the plants have embraced wholeheartedly. The weedy specimens in the raised beds from a few weeks ago have become established, if not fully fledged,…
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Every Day I’m Travelling
At least that’s what it feels like at the moment. I just got back from Brussels, had a week at home, then headed out to Paris for a week at Disneyland. A Big Old (New) Tent In preparation for our glorious British summer which always provides wall to wall sunshine, we’ve bought a tent. Not…
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Brussels 2: Electric Sproutaloo
My time in Brussels was brief but enjoyable. I managed to hit a few of the tourist spots and try some delicacies before making the long journey home again. The tenses are a little weird in this one as it was pieced together during a variety of Belgian experiences. Beer and an Omelette? Yes, you…
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Gardening in the Rain
Gotta plant! (Is that considered an esoteric reference these days?) The spring hasn’t quite sprung yet, as we experienced an abortive warm spell followed by cold and wet weather. The slugs are having an absolute bash, but I’m less impressed. Although it has dampened me, it hasn’t dampened my spirits. After getting a little fed…
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Return to Cardiff
It has been a few years, but I ended up back in the Welsh capital doing a bit of exploration while my other half sat an arduous exam. At least the food was good! The Easter of 2019 was a fine one indeed. I organised a trip which ended up being a food tour of…
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Sheffield
I find myself about 300 miles from Ordinary Decent HQ for work. Welcome to Sheffield. Living out of a Premier Inn on “Ultimate WiFi” (maxing out at a whopping 3 Mbps), I’m in Sheffield for two weeks seeing post mortem CT scanning (PM-CT) in action. The journey was fraught and involved three trains on a…
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Striking Gold (and Strike Two)
Negotiations over Pay Restoration for Junior Doctors have stalled, and it looks like we’re heading rapidly towards a second strike. Meanwhile I’ve been out and about in Cornwall, and working on the doors. Cornwall Gold and Tolgus Mill This week’s Monday adventure with Evie was down and around Truro, starting at Cornwall Gold. Located just…
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Are you saying Burns night or Boo-urns?
We were a little late, but this year we celebrated Burn’s night, Haggis and all. Burn’s night is celebrated on the birthday of the famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns, the 25th of January. Traditional Scottish food is accompanied by poems, bagpipe music, and a series of addresses. While we waited for the haggis and accompaniments…
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Now That’s What I Call 2022
Here comes the obligatory year in review. What happened in 2022? Quite a lot really. Reporting from a hotel in Wolverhampton for my first in-person conference since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Writing on the Regular Last year, despite several major exams, I committed to releasing a blog post weekly part way into the…
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Christmas, the Aftermath
I did a lot of cooking over this festive period and now I’m going to talk about it. Enjoy! (There are some non vegan-friendly photos in here, so give it a miss if you don’t want to see turkey spatchcocking) This year I didn’t order anything excessively fancy (no caviar or black truffle), but I…
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