We’re watching Twin Peaks at the moment. Lain lent us the Gold Box Set, and Daz (brother number one) comes over each Tuesday night. He and I watched Twin Peaks when it first aired, in ’91 or ’92 or whenever it was. I’d “tape” it, using a “video recorder”, or we’d watch it live. We’d [...]
For dinner tonight: 15 fresh clams, 15 fresh tiger prawns and a 750g silver perch, stuffed with spring onions and coriander. All cooked on a disposable charcoal barbeque and eaten with Thai “seafood sauce”, a delicious combination of green chilli, coriander, garlic and palm sugar. Smelled like Bangkok in our tiny back courtyard. Total cost: [...]
My goodness. Over the weekend Hoff, Clinton, Gabby and The Other Elaine came over for a Curry Night. D. made an awesome red lentil dhal, Clinton made amazing curried potatoes, and a fantastic lamb curry, and Hoff brought a pack of frozen roti. These were a revelation… much better than I expected, and better than [...]
Over time our place slowly becomes more and more cluttered. Tonight I had a bit of time to myself, and I went on a packing-up spree; just simple things like sorting through piles of papers, binning what we don’t need, returning books to the bookshelf, putting away toys and clothes and whatnot. And what a [...]
This morning, after breakfasting on crepes with butter and golden syrup, we decided we needed some fresh air, so drove out Guildford way and walked along the swan. Dolphins, pelicans and dogs in the water, and lots of families puttering by in their boats. Decided we’d love to have a small boat to be able [...]
For dinner tonight: Medium rare eye fillet, seasoned with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and garlic. Fresh green salad with a dressing of good olive oil and verjuice. Caramelised onions, cooked in the pan juices. Confit potatoes, made by boiling cubed potatoes in a heatproof bag, with goose fat and white pepper. A pint of Little [...]
Gak, my iPod Shuffle just died. I usually listen to a podcast while cleaning up after dinner, to distract me from the fact that D. is watching some American Soap Opera or other. No luck tonight – just a flashing orange light. Thinking the battery low, I plugged it into the old iMac for a [...]