I have always believed that something is not a world record just because no-one has thought of doing it before (cf Big Brother 2 and the stupid sugar lump tower). So “breaking” the record for the highest dinner party is not a proper recor[…]

For those of you eagerly anticipating the results of the gin in the asparagus soup experiment, the results are mixed. Well, okay, the results were pretty unpleasant. That said I do think it was the cream that caused the problem, rather than the actua[…]

There is one week in the year, one solitary week, when I buy asparagus. Usually. And it is this week my friends, when the glut arrives and the supermarkets (yes yes , I know, organic box blah blah) start a price war. They also start discounting ridic[…]

coke-butt chicken (courtesy aldo cowpat)[…]

So we all saw the website on the side of the branded cups, but in our wildest dreams did we think that they would DELIVER PERRY TO YOUR DOOR!!!??[…]

my friend T – who cooks by wild shamanic inspiration – made a sidedish of popcorn lightly sprinkled w. curry powder and ground cumin
ADD SALT TO TASTE
(we actually had it w.steamed salmon, carrots, brocolli and salad but i think it wd go[…]

… but have no suitable luggage – what do you do? Tracer Hand of ilx has the answer.[…]

a sight more delicious than Bombardier, so thank you, and
NUM NUM as luck would have it[…]

Is someone on anti-crack at the Ananova offices? In a relatively tedious quirky entitled “Thief Falls Asleep“, is the pure gold of the final line:
Police spokesperson said: “It is like Goldilocks on gin”.
And suddenly the whol[…]

I’ve been stir-frying again. Regular readers will remember that this has long been a source of pleasure and pain round our house. Anyway for Christmas I asked for a book about Chinese cooking, so I could learn to do things proper like, and give[…]