It was a week like this almost 10 years ago when I thought “what are these poms on about the weather being so bad here?”. Though after some years of education that this is an unusual phenomenon I still find it amusing that anything above 25°C is considered “too hot” (not that I like it […]

Yay, broad beans are back in season! I am one of those folk that don’t mind peeling each bean as I do like the taste better without the (much beneficially fibrous) skin. It’s also feeling noticeably warmer, so out come the zucchini and eggplant though it was disappointing that our BBQ plans were thwarted by […]

..And back to work it’s refreshing to get more veggies in. This week’s protein is mainly beef mince as it’s easy to get from the local shop. As tasty as it was to indulge in burritos for a few days going back to classics like namul and tamagoyaki (and sushi!) just felt right to keep […]

After the rediscovery of carottes râpées I couldn’t help wonder if the same treatment can be applied to other veg – and the yellow beetroots did seem like an attractive choice. This week was cut short due to beer shenanigans once more so there wasn’t much time to prepare alternate protein hence a very karaage-heavy […]

Despite being all excited about the groceries delivery last week I didn’t go all out as this week had quite a supply of cauliflower and lamb. Though the plan was to roast the cauliflower, I can’t complain about the copious amounts of cheese that ended up with it. In other news the natto ordered from […]

So very tired – and it even kicked off with a non-eventful public holiday! Speaking of holidays, I finally ordered from Japan Centre again under the incentive of a Bank Holiday Special; it was finally time to admit that my prunus would not even have one fruit to pickle into umeboshi.. Ok, that and I’ve […]

There’s excitement in the air since it’s leading up to warmer weather and beer festival season; this week was the calm before the storm. Luckily the asparagus supply remains strong though I did try mushrooms for something a little different. I’d probably make the pork short ribs as my pick of the week – though […]

The long weekend was a welcome relief from the full-on pace around here; though during the bustle Yvan’s phone met an unfortunate accident so I had loaned him mine since it’s a fundamental part of his work arsenal. Hence this week was courtesy of the handy, reliable and somewhat neglected digital camera – and though […]