The Lord of the Rings

It has happened. My Christmas present to Colin didn’t even last a year. Some time last week, it started hanging mid-game. Colin called the Xbox support centre and they had provided him with some troubleshooting tips, but these didn’t seem to work. Then, yesterday, we got the flashing fiery message.
 
25.12.06 – 16.11.07
R.I.P. 
Apparently, the three flashing red [...]

Scallops are filthy creatures

I’ve always wondered why scallops are so expensive. I’ve only ever bought frozen ones from the supermarket. Well, that’s the price you pay for having them cleaned for you, because – as I recently found out – scallops are filthy creatures.
I came across some beautiful fresh scallops while I was at the market last weekend [...]

Success! (kind of)

This was an experiment that almost went awry. Tried out a recipe for shrimp pate (I substituted the shrimp for fresh crab meat) and I screwed up but luckily I had some shrimp on hand so managed to improvise and it actually turned out OK, except that the pate wasn’t quite as firm as [...]

Chicken rolls with sundried tomato

I’ve been messing around in the kitchen quite a bit lately, testing out new recipes, modifying others. Here’s one that I adapted and made for dinner this evening. I’ve replaced the black olives and parsley in the original recipe with sundried tomatoes and oregano, and added the parmesan cheese.

What you’ll need:
- boneless chicken breast (one [...]

Falling short

I’ve never thought very highly of air stewardesses, or flight attendants – as they prefer to be called these days. To add to my disdain, I have on several occasions – because of my 1.71 m  frame – been the victim of the terrible pick-up line, “Excuse me, are you a stewardess?”. Firstly, do I [...]