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Living to Eat!Living to Eat!Stories about discovering new food, recipes and restaurant reviews from an adventurous wannabe chef and student in West London. Articles
Frugality
2008-05-30 18:37:00 There’s been a lot of it in this flat recently. Supporting two people (well, one person and a giant with the appetite of a starved woolly mammoth) on a teacher’s salary requires tight budgeting. We’ve had a lot of chicken liver dinners over the last term and I am always looking to find good deals. I seem ... More About: Frugality
Lavender Crusted Lamb Rack and Blueberry Sauce
2008-05-27 17:46:00  Almost five weeks later, I’ve decided to emerge again. This really is a strange job. In the week before the A-level and GCSE exams began we were running around like headless chickens, photocopying papers, running late evening revision sessions and marking like there was no tomorrow. Now the exam students have gone and I literally have nothing to do, hence I ... More About: Lamb , Rack , Sauce
Warming Food
2008-04-16 22:25:00 Well, I’m back at school now and it seems that the first day of the summer term has been a lot easier than the previous two terms. The kids are mostly revising now, meaning that there’s a lot less lesson prep to do and, to my astonishment, I left work today at 5pm! Previously I ... More About: Food
Liver, Bacon and Onions
2008-04-08 11:31:00 Calf liver is my treat for when Goon is away. It’s an automatic reaction now. If Goon is going away to work on his business or visit his parents, I head straight into Borough Market, find my way to the Ginger Pig and buy myself the nicest bit of veal liver they have. You see ... More About: Beef , Pork , Liver , Bacon , Onions
Indonesian Style Prawn and Quail Egg Curry
2008-04-03 22:15:00 This holiday it struck me how many bargain cookery books I have. There are more than two shelves full of those £3 Borders reduced paperbacks which specialise in cuisine from a certain country or continent. They look cheap, they feel cheap, heck, they ARE cheap, but I find these little books very useful. I’d love to be able to ... More About: Indonesian , Style , Curry
Game for the Uninitiated
2008-03-31 00:09:00 My food blog has had an unintended side effect since I started work as a teacher. It wasn’t all that suprising that my year 12s found their way to my blog from the maths pages I wrote for them but, how the year 9s discovered this place so quickly, I’ll never know. I guess that’s the ... More About: Markets , Game , Farmers
Perks of the Job
2008-03-26 13:42:00 I think this might be called ‘having too much time on your hands’. After 12 weeks of school canteen meals, scrounging processed cheese sandwiches from the kids’ lunch time maths clubs and, at worst but most frequently, skipping lunch altogether, I’m ready for some good home-cooked food at lunchtime. I may have gone a little over ... More About: Perks
Times Have Changed
2008-03-21 18:39:00 At least, they have around here. I apologise to all of you that have attempted to e-mail me and contact me via comments during the last six months. I must have appeared very rude. It’s mostly my fault really. What kind of plonker starts a job before they’ve taken their PhD exam? Generally the kind of ... More About: Times
A Very Fussy Guest
2008-03-14 16:40:00 Early last term, I had come home from school late. Goon was away visiting his family in Leeds and so, due to the fact that I live in a slightly rough area, I was cautious entering the house and double locked the door behind me before taking off my bag and shoes. Suddenly, from the direction of ... More About: Guest
I never thought I?d be writing about?
2008-02-10 23:33:00 …quick, easy, weeknight food. It’s just not like me is it? What happened to the days of the lemon and rose glazed lamb leg and the duck, pomegranate and blueberry salad or the three hour marathon cooking sessions that resulted in these chilli tortillas. I miss those days. In fact, I think two things happened…… Firstly, I left the foodie heaven that was ... More About: Writing , Thought
Food to Remind Me Of Summer
2008-02-03 13:26:00 Is it me, or has this been one of the coldest and most miserable winters ever? Perhaps it was the lack of a decent summer that did it, or perhaps it is the daily 75 minute trek beginning at 7am that I now have to endure, but this winter has definitely made me more grumpy ... More About: Food , Summer , Remind Me
?Twas The Night Before Christmas ?.
2008-01-06 22:35:00 and all through the house, not a creature was stirring… except me. I was more than stirring. I was waving my arms about and shouting. “What do you mean a STIR-FRY!?” The instigators of my wrath watched me in confused silence for a moment. Then Dad said, “Well, a vegetable stir fry.” “It’s going to be Christmas Day! You’re having GUESTS, and you’re going ... More About: Fish , Night , Twas the Night before Christmas
Venison with Gin, Fruits and Apple-Celeriac Mash
2007-12-31 13:15:00 On Thursday evening I was a little bored. I’d spent the day avoiding correcting my thesis and starting, but somehow not finishing, several posts for this blog. For the first time in weeks, I decided to surf around the other blogs and, as usual, my first port of call was Trig Brook’s site. After a few minutes ... More About: Apple , Fruits , Vegetables , Borough Market , Mash
Ways To Keep Undesirables Off Your Website
2007-12-27 15:27:00 Since August, I have noticed something interesting happening to the comments I receive on this site. Around that time, this blog’s Google rating increased dramatically and I got a lot of new visitors. Obviously this was good in many ways. I got lots of new commenters. Some left constructive feedback in my inbox and some left appreciative notes regarding ... More About: Website , Beef
That?ll be Dr Ros, Thank-You
2007-12-16 20:02:00 I’m back, finally. For the next two and a half weeks I’ll be free of teaching, marking and pastoral duties, which means I can cook properly again. Hooray! The last five weeks have been unbelievably busy. I think I’ve averaged around 4 hour sleep per night for the last fortnight. On top of the job, I ... More About: Thank-you
Hotel Chocolat Competition
2007-12-07 19:09:00 Not long ago I got invited to a fantastic chocolate tasting event hosted by Hotel Chocolat . Now they’ve asked me to partner with them in holding a very exciting competition. ******************* Win luxury Hotel Chocolat Christmas Prizes - for you or a loved one Tis? the season to be chocolaty. As Christmas time approaches, Hotel Chocolat is ... More About: Competition
Some Publicity For A Friend
2007-12-05 11:21:00 Yes, I know, I’ve been rubbish recently. There’s been far too much marking and not enough cooking in my life but in just over a week term will end and I’ll be posting properly again over the break. In a few hours I’ll be announcing a competion run exclusively for readers of this site by Hotel ... More About: Publicity , Friend , Some
Saag Gosht (mutton and spinach curry)
2007-11-19 00:44:00 Not long ago, I suddenly realised that one part of my cooking that had disappeared completely during the first weeks of my job was the home made curry. It’s not because they take too long to cook. I can pull together a decent Goan fish curry in about half an hour. Instead it’s the attention to detail ... More About: Curry , Lamb , Mutton , Curries , Spinach
A Pair Of Skates
2007-10-27 00:33:00 Not, as you might have thought, my latest trick for tackling my homeward journey down Highgate Hill but instead a tasty little treat I found at Borough market. When I go to Borough, I avoid taking Goon with me unless its absolutely necessary. This is particularly important now, since the rather large cheese wheel he bought back in ... More About: Fish , Pair
IT?S HALF TERM!!!
2007-10-25 12:19:00 As much as I like my job, seven weeks of 6am starts and 1am finishes has left me feeling a little drained and half term is indeed a very welcome thing. So, howcome I didn’t post until half way through half term? Well, the sad geeky truth is I got a little carried away with ... More About: Fish , Pasta , Rice , Half , Term
Tastes Like Chicken
2007-10-14 10:31:00 I distinctly remember my first taste of rabbit. It had been cooked lovingly by my own hand, back in the first year of my PhD. The flavour was distinctive, it was earthy and grassy and I’d call it an acquired taste to say the least. Despite what people had previously told me, it didn’t taste anything like chicken. ... More About: Chicken
A Rather Late Account of the first Weeks of Term
2007-10-14 09:36:00 What fortnight that was! Just over six weeks ago I was sitting in the Huxley Building at Imperial Colllege, not quite believeing that that would be my last day there. It would be my last day of sitting in the office on my own, staring at the wall while waiting for inspiration to jump out at me, my last day ... More About: Late , Account , Term , Weeks
Mutton Neck and Pearl Barley Stew
2007-10-08 20:07:00 Our new flat has some good points and some bad points. There are a few teething problems. We still need to have our washing machine repaired and the central heating is broken, but the only real annoyance is the journey to work. When I decided to take the flat, I looked at a map and thought the ... More About: Lamb , Mutton , Borough Market , Pearl , Earl
A Treat for Payday
2007-09-29 15:26:00 Last weekend I got my first paycheck! So naturally it seemed only proper that I should go shopping and spend all of it at once. The problem is that there see to be very few decent shops in my area. To have a fighting chance at bankrupting myself, I needed to go all the way back ... More About: Fish , Treat , Payday
Normal Service Will Be Resumed Shortly
2007-09-22 11:53:00 Good grief. What a fortnight! If any of you are considering moving, submitting a thesis and starting a new job within the space of a week, take my advice. Don’t do it. It’s not good for you, especially if the job turns out to have suprisingly long hours. Two weeks ago I was under the impression that ... More About: Service , Normal
It?s Been Rather Quiet Around Here Lately?..
2007-08-21 12:14:00 That’s beause i’m finalising my thesis. It’s almost done, I just need to check it through for spelling and grammar mistakes and possibly, if I feel really keen, check the big algebraic calculations again. If you’re very bored and want to see what maths geeks spend their time doing, I’ve put it here as a pdf ... More About: Rather , Been , Quiet
Someone Find Me a Decent Kitchen!
2007-08-17 18:09:00 A little while back I told you about my new job up in Highgate School. Time is certainly passing quickly and, with just a few weeks left before I start work, it’s time Goon and I found a new place to live. Of course, the most important thing for me in a flat is a decent ... More About: Kitchen , Find , Beef , Noodles , Chen
No Artificial Colours. Really, I Promise!
2007-08-09 16:20:00 Now, I like pink, but this is just ridiculous. Mackerel with gooseberry sauce is a classic pairing. I love this fish, so this is a dish I’ve wanted to make since I first came across it on the menu of a pub almost five years ago. The reason I took so long is, although mackerel is always easy to get, gooseberries ... More About: Fish , Colours , Promise , Really , Ally
Goon Cooks Baked Fish with Sour Cream and Capers
2007-08-07 17:11:00 Goon think’s there’s something a little scary about Delia Smith. I think it’s something to do with this picture. I never thought I’d end up buying a Delia book. It’s just not my style of cooking. I’m much more of a Gordon Ramsey fan. However, a few days ago, I bit the bullet and picked up her ... More About: Baked , Fish , Goon , Cream , Cooks
Ostrich ?Yakitori?
More articles from this author:2007-08-03 15:51:00 Here’s a question for the food bloggers reading this. Have you ever made a dish that you were so pleased and excited about, you wanted to blog it right away so that other people could also try it, only to find that, when you uploaded the photos, every single one looked like utter crap? What do you ... 1, 2, 3 |
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