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Monthly Archive December, 2009

Crows in Flight

Carrion Crows in Lincolnshire

As winter tightens its grip on the countryside so the landscape changes and with it comes all kinds of differing visions of the animal kingdom. The changing landscape offers new challenges for both wildlife and anyone wishing to observe it from a respectful distance. I have become increasingly interested from a photographic […]

1991-2009…time for a concert with my brother!

Turning back the clock….

It was 1991 when my brother and I last went to a gig together, far too long I know but our paths have gone down different routes over the years with my travels but now, thankfully we have come full circle in 2009, ready once more to share a pint and watch […]

Cooking with Bulgar Wheat

Easy vegetarian bulgar wheat recipe….

This post is about tonight’s dinner and the inspiration behind it is none other than that doyen of food history and culture and this blog’s friend, Laura of The Silk Road Gourmet. It was whilst reading a chapter of her brilliant book that I was reminded of the much underated (and […]

The Week in Pictures

Photographs of chefs from a kitchen service….

It’s been a testing week in a number of ways, my last photographs for this section were obliterated in a computer instant hence the delay in the new ones. This week is unsurprisingly about the workplace. It’s the only place I’ve been so I thought I’d share with you […]

A Visitors Guide to the Lincoln Christmas Market

Mayhem ensues at the city…

This weekend sees my home city engulfed with Christmas tourists and road rage. From Thursday through to Sunday the city centre becomes a no go area for the locals as shoppers invade the old part of the city next to the Cathedral in search of festive goodies.
There’s no doubt that the […]

Hot and Sour Chicken

How to cook a recipe for Chinese style hot and sour chicken….

Here’s a quick dish I knocked up whilst installing some programmes on my new computer. It’s very simple and for me a lot bloody easier than computing! It was cold and miserable outside and after managing to bench press my own body weight with […]