
Campfire-side chat
I like to think that, for the most part, adhering to a vegetarian diet doesn't particularly hinder me in the context of day-to-day...

Occasional scaffolding may be required
Accuse us of being slow to the party, but we have been watching Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Well, technically we've been watching Salt, Fat,...

The flight of the night owl breaks the day
Okay, so I need to disclaim something. I made a thing that I'd been thinking about making since the start of this blog. I have a very...

Of fragile dispositions
Occasionally I'll be able to trick my mind into thinking that I might just be good at cooking. After all, I write pretty frequently about...

You've got a boy at home
At the day of writing, and probably of publishing too, I currently am on day three of working from home. Quite literally, too. While...

It was a complete day of incomplete somethings
I have days in my life where I wake up into a graveyard for ideas; granted, the realisation of this won't come to me until I lower my...

Small flames for a Winter's day.
It transpires that the internet has a lot to say about Chana Masala. It feels like the dish itself has achieved the status of a mere...

What was then; what is now.
I think it can be agreed that veganism in 2020 (speaking as a non-vegan) is much more exciting than it was 30-40 years ago. I saw a video...

Pushing back against shame
I don't think anyone following the Gregorian calendar will have failed to notice the changing of not just a year, but a decade too!...

Christmas (Part II) - the day we stop pretending
The 27th of December is, more or less, the first day that feels outside of the vague block of time we know as "the Christmas period"...

Breakfast in Korea
No, not literally; I'm still in London. Until midday yesterday I had been in Cornwall which is technically even further away from Korea....

The shape of coping
This post is a tribute to Gary - from your "cuz" who promises to to always remember you, and is sure that you will remain the only person...

Out of the oven, into the blogosphere.
Perhaps the October of 2019 is a peculiar time to begin writing online. To continue blogging through a long-established platform...