Aaaand, as suddenly as the surge of energy arrives it can also suddenly go away. As tasty as karaage is I don’t doubt that it’s far too easy to fall into a rut of just cooking a small set of recipes, this is exactly what I was trying to avoid by packing bento from the […]

When the other half is on a roll in the kitchen, just wait it out and hope they’ll cook too much – how glorious was that dinner! The curried monkfish was quite something that really inspires one (ok, someone gluttonous like me) to bash out the tasty stuff all week. It also helps to just […]

After a particularly bad curry take-away, it seems our ears on the ground (ie: talked to someone at the pub) has mentioned a change of hands – despite the front of house being unchanged. Perhaps it’s the current uncertainty, but it’s a regular problem that the quality is noticeably in flux. So naturally, it seems […]

What a contrast from last week – after some settling in time and recalling all the new ingredients we’ve hoarded from the “foreign muck” shop it was just a matter of time. Much colour! So variety! Wow! Well, just perhaps a few old favourites and one that I’ve been meaning to do since it’s relatively […]

Trying one more time to forcefully drag myself out of food-funk, in this case it’s the sheer amount of leftovers (that I’ve not necessarily cooked) that’s made the change. I will need to attempt a more serious way to over-consuming (beer doesn’t help) though I know I’ll need to tackle the “calories out” part too… […]