Arts
Nom…Nom…Nom…Nippon
My interest in Japan grew from visits there in the late 1960s, & I must confess I found it hard to make sense of the place at that time. The Eta suppliers encountered there worked [more…]
Cooking
Cooking
Confronting The Climate Emergency, Part 6
‘Think Global Act Local’ was the mantra of the Green movement in the 1980’s Jonathon Porritt era before the greens lost their way and deserted science. In the 70’s and 80’s there was cohesive thinking [more…]
Arts
Recipe – Bobo’s Big Man Buns
My Old Dad was an infantryman in World War Two, and he didn’t have an easy time of it. He did start the war off with quite a stroke of luck, though. When his battalion [more…]
Cooking
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
Yes, there are two paths you can go by. But in the long run there’s still time to change which road you’re on. – Lao Tzu There exists in nature a particularly blasphemous little organism [more…]
Animals
Arts
Shrove Tuesday
Pancake batter 4 oz plain flour A pinch of salt 2 large eggs 7 fl oz milk 3 fl oz water 2 tablespoons of melted butter A little extra butter for cooking the pancakes. [more…]
Arts
Pistachio Ice Cream
Ingredients : 8oz (225g) unsalted, shelled pistachio nuts 1 pint (570ml) double cream 1 pint (570ml) single cream 4oz (110g) golden caster sugar 8 large egg yolks 1 1/2 tablespoons of custard powder Method [more…]
Arts
Arts
How to cock your bird this Christmas
I am hoping not too many spelling errors this time. It’s that time of year where you will be wanting a nice moist bird, perhaps Chicken or Turkey for Christmas, so to help you I [more…]