Lunches Lull

Over a year of predominantly eating at home, and I've reached lunches lull territory. Prior to the old pandemic, I'd either have leftovers for lunch or pop to the shop and get a treat. This could include, a panini, salad, sausage roll, toastie, sandwich, soup, pasta pot and a whole manner of things that catch …

Beautiful Beetroot

I'm going to apologise in advance; this is going to be a short post. But hey, I've just used a semi-colon so it clearly makes up for it with style. I want this written down so the next time a celebrity chef wants to claim this is their great idea I have proof that I …

Avocad-NO

If writing a post about fruit accompanying meat wasn't controversial enough, today I'm taking on avocados. I'll be honest, I don't understand the hype around avocados. In essence, they are pear-shaped green slime. At this stage, I should probably declare that I don't hate avocados and have been known to eat them - I'm quite happy …

Ripen at Home

Is there a bigger con than "Ripen at home"? I think not. I picked up a punnet of four peaches last Wednesday. For some fruit, a quick sniff lets you know how close to ripe these were and I thought if they're going to ripen at home I'll grab them. I took a photo as …

What’s Wrong With Water?

It has come to my attention people aren't happy with plain old water. Don't get me wrong, I do like squash. In fact, I like a good variety of squashes and tend to alternate between and orange coloured squash and a pink/red coloured squash, but I can also appreciate water. When I ask for water …

Can I have some Mayo?

Asking for mayo is something that happens the vast majority of times I go for a meal out. Asking for such a basic accompaniment to my meal doesn't always leave me certain as to what I will receive. Some places leave bottles of sauce on the table at all times. A part of me wants …

Meat-Free Monday; a Month on the farm

It has been a while since I have updated you on the progress on Meat-Free Monday. For those of you new to my blog all - check out previous Meat-free Mondays posts. To start with some good news I am still going! May was a bit of a blip - a lot of celebrating the end …

Definitive Dunking Guide

Disclaimer: this may not be a definitive guide. I thought a good use of my post-uni - pre-graduation time was to devise a ranking of biscuits based on their dunk-worthiness. In the avoidance of doubt, I didn't do a Paul Hollywood and dunk a cake. To compile the guide, I thought I would test two variables; length …

6 Months In

A slightly different approach for today's blog, but I hope you enjoy this slight deviation in direction. I've been blogging now for just over 6 months, with the last 4 of these having a post a week. Now is the time to reflect on how it has been going so far. I think this blog …

Recommended portion sizes

Potentially a more random observation of mine, but it annoys me enough to write about it. I am currently eating a tub of raspberries from a well known supermarket. The packaging helpfully tells me that if I eat 80g I have had one of my five a day. Reaching this target is an aim I …