December 2011
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November 2011
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Finished exams as of today.
Ginger and lime cider for when the stars come out.
Hello freedom!
October 2011
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The exams-make-me-a-lazy-cook salad
Baby spinach, several handfuls
Tomato, diced
Garlic aioli, lots of
Tofu, cubed
Cracked pepper
90 seconds preparation time. Not too much longer to consume.
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Pizza in bed
Trudged to New World in the gloomy evening light and bought ingredients.
Walked home and made pizza.
Now eating said pizza in bed. Consists of paper thin slices of chorizo, mushrooms, tarragon, luscious kalamata olives, semi-dried tomatoes, dollops of cream cheese, camembert, on a tomato and herb sauce laden base.
Baby spinach leaves lightly dressed with lemon juice and olive oil.
Did I...
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September 2011
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Tuesday
The day in chronological food order:
Toasted muesli with blue top aka real milk
Simply Squeezed berry smoothie
Sugar snap peas
Whittaker’s milk macadamia
Fruit toast laden with butter
Simply Squeezed orange juice
Lamb fajitas with mint and yoghurt
More fruit toast laden with butter
Several mugs of Twinings
More toasted muesli with blue top aka real milk
That’s all. Although...
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Beef noodle soup
My cat-lover of a flatmate presented us with gloriously full bowls of this kick-ass soup for dinner this week. The corriander makes it. Photo by James.
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Serrano
These piquant peppers are phenomenal to cook with. Tiny slices of carrot and bay leaves add a vibrant touch to the contents of these tins of Mexican magic.
Photos by James.
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Chicken, chorizo, courgette and semi-dried tomato...
Fry diced chicken breast in olive oil until cooked through (use the oil from the semi-dried tomatoes if possible - it’s full of flavour). Add roughly chopped chorizo, semi-dried tomatoes and dried oregano, cooking until chicken has browned nicely and the chorizo is starting to turn crisp. Add courgettes, sliced into rounds, and canned whole peeled tomatoes (skip the juice). Cover, and...
July 2011
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“Do you think Voldemort is promiscuous?
- No, because he’s immortal he...”
– Conversation with my flatmate
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Save Radio One. Sign the petition.
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO
For the sake of supporting a diverse range of...
SAVE RADIO ONE 91FM
June 2011
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Thursday
The day in chronological food order:
Strawberry and mango tea
Porcini penne Steep dried porcini mushrooms in a container of boiling water for 5-10 minutes, covered. Slice the mushroom and cook in olive oil over a medium heat with roughly chopped garlic and smoked paprika. Add the liquid from the mushrooms to the pan, cook for a minute or two then add sour cream and cracked pepper. Stir through...
Just ate an entire container of hummus in one sitting.
heartsandsugarskulls asked: I am a homeskillet with a question. Well actually not a question, just a yarn about my desserts. Well, last night for dessert I indulged in marinated tamarillios with ricotta cheese that had previously been mixed with lemon juice and honey. Tonight I am making tart aux pommes which will be accompanied with vanilla and cookie dough ice cream. I am going to be extremely obese very, very soon. I am...
Started playing Radiohead in the science library today thinking my headphones were plugged in.
They weren’t.
Angus and Julia Stone - Hold On
This track is a...
Disillusioned and cynical
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Not actually 14 years old
Pea and mint soup. Recipe here. I upped the potatoes, and dolloped caramelised garlic on top (bake whole, peeled garlic cloves at 180 degrees celsius in a covered dish with olive oil and brown sugar until they start to colour).
Chorizo, chilli, garlic, red wine, tomato and olive pasta.
Cliched mystery-romance novel, set in New York featuring metaphorically lost protagonist and charming, older...
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Coq au vin
Brown chicken drumsticks in plenty of sizzling butter. Set aside. Add sliced shallots (or brown onion) and roughly sliced bacon. Cook for a few minutes till onion is golden-brown. Add whole, small button mushrooms, red wine, tomato paste, fresh rosemary and the browned drumsticks. Turn the heat down and simmer gently with the lid on for 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Remove chicken and add...
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“I put my napkin over the bowl of cherry pits so I wouldn’t have to look at...”
– Andy Warhol The Philosophy Of Andy Warhol
May 2011
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Crystallised
I remember making lemonade scones as a kid and feeling really smug that they required only three ingredients (flour, lemonade and cream). Then Sunday afternoon a Hungry and Frozen update flies into my inbox with a seriously cool adaptation of this fun childhood recipe. Check out her blog if you haven’t already, it’s truly inspiring. Then make these and eat them in your matching...
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Smoked trout chowder
Heat a slab of butter until bubbling, add peeled and chopped garlic cloves, cooking until soft. Add six medium diced potatoes and cook over a medium heat for three to five minutes before adding enough white wine to cover, cooking potatoes until soft. To this add 600ml cream, plenty of cayenne pepper, a can of creamed corn and three or more fillets of flaked smoked trout. Simmer for 10...
April 2011
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Lights off, volume up
Spinning around the room with my flatmate using empty vodka bottles (holding pale blue chrysanthemums and red roses) as microphones.
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“The final chrysalis / self-controlled consciousness / now it feels ominous /...”
– Empathy Crystal Castles
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I am completely aware of my obsession with...
It imparts such a tantalizing smoky heat; I just can’t resist the stuff.
Anyway, it’s hardly cocaine.
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Chorizo and fennel pasta
This is for darling Nicola.
As onions sweltered and tomatoes turned soft, I found myself having to stretch this to feed six by adding more and more liquid. This meant lots of sauce and not enough substance. So really go wild on the ingredients you want to stand out. Adjust as intuition tells you and how many hungry faces you wish to please - you won’t find any numbers in this recipe.
On...
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Smoked potato and leek soup
Heat a few good lugs of olive oil in a large pot. Add 5 cloves roughly chopped garlic, 1/4 cup chopped chorizo or hot salami and as much smoked paprika as you feel is necessary. After a minute or two add 1 finely sliced leek. Cook over a low-medium heat until the leek is soft, adding more olive oil if necessary. Add 8-10 unpeeled and finely diced red-skinned potatoes and a healthy shaking of dried...
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Bleak Monday
Eating leftover carbonara and listening to Lou Reed’s Transformer.
It’s raining.
March 2011
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Wonderful supermarket excursion
extra virgin olive oil vogel’s original mixed grain toast tomato paste crushed tomatoes, 2 tins of buton d’or basil pesto feta gran reserva chorizo, 8 slices of dried fettucine jalapeno, lime and corriander hummus whittaker’s milk macadamia block riesling rolled oats desiccated coconut dried apricots unroasted almonds hazelnuts cloudy apple juice honey
Final 7 ingredients are...
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Weekend
Deerhunter’s Halcyon Digest, Twinings Earl Grey and gingernuts. I now have elderflower cordial, truffle oil, Belgian nougat chocolate and loads of feta in my possession as the result of some darling friends / my recent birthday - too lucky! Said birthday involved many an edible delight, starting the day off with No7 Balmac’s perfectly executed eggs benedict with house-smoked salmon....
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Saturday afternoon
Fettucine in a tomato, white wine and fresh chilli sauce. Accompanied by Beach House’s Teen Dream and some very welcome sunlight streaming through the kitchen window.
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