It’s got to be Italian!
I have always grown chard in my garden, be it the Swiss, Rhubarb or Rainbow variety they are all eaually beautiful and make for a stunning centrepiece in any vegetable bed. As well as being pleasing to the eye they don’t taste bad either, they are a remarkably versatile vegetable which […]
Advice for the job seeker….
I’ve had both the pleasure and misfortune to interview hundreds of people for positions of work in various establishments over the years, applications, telephone calls, e mails, employment agencies, you name it and I’ve interviewed it. Now the type of position I look to fill isn’t the high flying Rhodes scholar […]
Cheap and easy Italian cookery…
Lentils are one of my favourite food staples, they are dried so last an age, cost next to nothing and make for a delicious, filling meal. I eat them every week, a different style to suit my mood; an Indian dal, a Spanish lintage or, as my kitchen garden dictated, […]
A recipe fit for a monk….
Last week as some of you may recall I celebrated a year of blog writing and one of my earliest posts was about a visit to Tupholme Abbey in my home county of Lincolnshire. I decided to return to the scene of the influence behind my magnum opus on […]
German Style Braised Red Cabbage
Most people wouldn’t readily associate red cabbages with summer, it is generally considered a winter vegetable with piles of it served up with game dishes and meat ragouts but the season has well and truly begun. This weekend I shall be harvesting the first of a dozen or so that I […]
The high’s and low’s for yours truly….
The Sunshine State:
1. My sponsored Child survived the Burma Cyclone
2. Blog award-recognition from a great writer
3. New desktop PC-awesome graphics
4. Bhut Jolokia plants have produced fruit-severe case of egg on face if they hadn’t.
5. Home grown melons for breakfast-sweet, delicious and rewarding.
6. Writing a blog post every […]
Canteloupe melons fresh off the vine….
Do you remember a recent post I wrote on growing melons? Well, my hothouse has produced the goods once again and despite the distinct lack of sunshine I have managed to pick two ripe canteloupe melons for my breakfast today.
Now they might not be the biggest melons you’ve ever […]
News from Burma….
As I left work this afternoon the heavens opened and I cursed my bad luck and more especially my timing. I cycle to work and back four times a day, it helps to keep me fit and we all know the benefits of leaving our cars at home as much as possible. I […]
Happy Birthday to me!
Hard to believe but this blog is a year old today. It started as a result of long talks with my brother who, rather conviniently happens to be a bit of a wizz at building websites and answering annoying technical questions from younger brothers. But that’s his perogative as an older brother […]