Shriving Again – Pork Pancakes
Failure is not falling down,but refusing to stand up.Chinese Proverb As Shrove Tuesday arrives, this evening’s dinner was a departure from the norm. Pancake Tuesday when I was a ‘wee…
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Take 5 the Boston Bean Co
If you’re a fan of cook books then you’ll know Mr Oliver published a few years back a book loaded with recipes that took only 5 ingredients. He subsequently went…
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Putting the cake into the pan
Is it “Pancake Tuesday” or is it “Mardi Gras”? It is time to Shrive? Yes Shrove Tuesday has many names and alas like so many other Christian traditions has lost…
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Chicken Tikka now tell me what’s wrong
Another favourite of mine is Tandoori chicken. Chunks of chicken marinated in herbs, spices and yogurt then cooked on skewers inside the Tandoor - a hot clay oven. A lovely…
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Never on a Sunday
One of the pleasures I derive from dining is sampling cuisine from around the world. Every country or region will have dishes that are similar but made unique by the…
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The Big Kahuna Burger
I can’t help it - I am a fan of ‘pop culture’. Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” came at a pinnacle in my life having changed direction professionally speaking and had spent…
Read MoreSticky Pork with Noodles
On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,and I have nothing else to do,I sometimes wonder if it’s trueThat who is what and what is who. – Winnie the Pooh If…
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