Ablogation

Beef Pot Roast

Dave — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:24:26 +0000

Preparation time: about 30 minutes This is one of those dishes where you can hack the recipe about mercilessly and it’ll still come out delicious, so this is just the way that I do it and have found that it produces a dish that my family & guests have raved about. So hopefully, yours will [...]

Pasta al frutti di mare in salsa salmone affumicato

Dave — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:09:41 +0000

Mixed seafood in a smoked salmon, sour cream, shallot, mushroom & sherry sauce on pasta.

Much Ado About Something!

footlight — Sun, 22 May 2011 20:13:44 +0000

The power of laughter can never be underestimated. Neither can the power of live theatre. Or the words of Shakespeare. Or the genius of the polished performer. Put the four together and you have the current production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at Wyndham’s Theatre, London. (May 2011) If you had expected to see the [...]

Cancer – Cure it or Live With It?

Dave — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:51:18 +0000

A friend of mine posted as her Facebook status a link to an article in the Guardian newspaper. The article is Now this is the introduction written by the Guardian’s editorial staff: As our population ages, the question is not if we will encounter this illness in our lives, but when. Is it time [...]

The US AHCA.

Dave — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:29:18 +0000

Most of Europe (I don’t know about other places) has long been bemused by the fact that a country which aspires to be the greatest in the world doesn’t have something as rudimentary as free, universal healthcare. It’s great to see the US getting there. The UK’s NHS has its problems but on the whole [...]

Our new leader?

footlight — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:03:26 +0000

In the news on 28.2.10: “David Cameron is expected to declare that it is his “patriotic duty” to oust Gordon Brown when he speaks at the Conservative’s spring conference.” Not sure this should be his overriding priority. Surely something about making the country a better place to live in would have been more appropriate and, [...]

Risotto ai 1′s e 0′s

Dave — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:28:42 +0000

Risotto ai 1′s e 0′s Ingredients for two people 1 Medium onion (red or white, as you prefer. I use red.) 120gm Squid or squid rings 120gm Prawns – your favourite type but huge, meaty king prawns work well in this. Thaw them before use. 6 Largish mushrooms and one medium mushroom, or equivalent. 6 [...]

Happy New Year!

footlight — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:19:34 +0000

Another new year. Welcome to 2010! As a species, we have wallowed in the booze, eaten far too many chocolates and cakes, and said things to people we see once a year that we have already regretted. We have been to parties that were just noisy accompaniments to silly dancing. We have worn clothes that [...]

Spaghetti quasi allo scoglio

Dave — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:16:26 +0000

This dish is hard work but I am assured it’s worth it. If you do all the preparation yourself, before starting the actual cooking, it takes around 1 1/2 hours. If you get help with the prep and do some of it whilst bits of it are cooking then you can easily get it down [...]

Stop mumbling

footlight — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:50:39 +0000

Aging is something we all take for granted, yet dread in our own future. We know that we are not immortal, yet push the inevitable to the backs of our minds as long as possible. Some of us spend a fortune every year in an attempt to stave off the ravages of time, but it [...]