Food adventures, food memories and food thoughts.
Everywhere I look at the moment I’m seeing references to #dryJanuary or #veganuary. Even to the extent that spellcheck just found veganuary for me when I misspelt it. If ever there were frequency illusions I didn’t want to be happening at the moment, it’s these. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got nothing against the principles …
Continue reading “Now doesn’t feel like the time for abstemiousness”
If this year has taught me anything it has to be the importance of concentrating on the small things. At a time when so much feels to be out of our control, we’ve all learnt the hard way that making grand plans or trying to look too far ahead is a fool’s errand and bound …
So here we go again, UK lockdown 2, the sequel no one wanted to see. It’s been pretty obvious for a few weeks it was coming, but it still doesn’t make the thought of shutting the doors and hibernating for the next four weeks anymore appealing. If that wasn’t enough, there’s a certain election to …
I forgot it was my fathers birthday at the beginning of this week, or perhaps I should say I momentarily overlooked it. Ever since lockdown started back in March I’ve been calling him regularly to see how he is and when I did on Monday it went to answerphone so I left a message. I …
As much as I enjoy putting this blog together, I do sometimes struggle with knowing what to write about. Sometimes I’ll sit down with a clear idea in my head and the words come fairly easily, other times it’s with a hope of inspiration but a realisation that Twitter or Spotify may soon distract me. …
If these last strange three months have taught me anything it’s just how important the senses are, even when you’re not necessarily using them. How just the thought of a smell, a taste or the feel of something can bring back memories, taking you to a time or place you’d thought long forgotten. Much of …
Saturday afternoon and I’m sat in the garden having a first attempt at alfresco writing. Things have been a bit thin on the blog front recently so I thought I’d have a bit of a catchup. I didn’t get around to any writing for a few days after my last post, then I had to …
I had somebody else make me a cup of coffee for the first time in three months last weekend. My fist interaction with a barista in a very long time. It might not have been the full sit down coffeeshop experience I’ve long pined for but it was the first step back in in the …
Continue reading “I finally got to ask for a black Americano again”
If I hear one more person say ‘this is the new normal’ I swear I’m going to scream, or at least walk off with a petulant flounce. Given the way things change on a daily basis and how the UK is coming out of lockdown in such a seemingly ad-hoc and random manner I don’t …
When I called my father last weekend to see how he’s coping with coronavirus self isolation he told me he’s taking the opportunity to learn new skills. At that point the achievements were making pastry for the first time and setting up Skype on his tablet so that he can keep in touch with his …
Continue reading “It’s only when you can’t you realise how much you want to.”
David in the kitchen.