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The end of the line

2013-09-30T06:23:32Z

It’s been a great journey, these last thee years. But – as all journeys do – it has come to an end. The blog has been petering out for a while now, and I’e decided that the time is right … Continued

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Manzanillo – a Caribbean hideaway

2013-08-27T14:09:50Z

The moment the bus wheezed to a stop and the sound of waves crashing on the beach became clear, I knew that this could the perfect rest stop for a few days. Someone started some gentle reggae up and an … Continued

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Turtles, toucans and torrential rain in Tortuguero

2013-08-13T12:23:39Z

By any measure the first couple of days in the jungles of Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast are almost overwhelming. It doesn’t matter how many times you read about a country two-thirds the size of Scotland with greater bio-diversity than the … Continued

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Hot and numbing beef slices

2013-06-07T11:28:00Z

Do you ever find yourself in one of those situations where you put things off, and put them off again, finding the idea of them just too daunting? This was one of those times. Hot and numbing beef just sounded … Continued

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Kyazangyi Kaukswe – Chicken coconut curry with rice noodles

2013-05-20T16:36:17Z

One Saturday morning last month I got a surprise package from Amazon. It was a pretty weighty package. As I hadn’t ordered anything it was with interest and then delight that I opened it to find a lovely fabric-bound hardback … Continued

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A rich Thai mallard and coconut curry

2013-03-04T12:58:35Z

After the pungent fishiness of last week, this is at the other end of scale entirely. Rich, thick and luscious, it’s a Thai curry that proudly trumpets its Indian influence. I think this is a southern style dish and is … Continued

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What the horse-meat scandal says about food culture in the UK

2013-02-18T09:08:46Z

Jokes about ’mystery meat’ ready meals are proving to be rather more prescient than we might might be entirely comfortable with. It seems we’ve been suffering from a spate of horse meat lasagnes, spaghetti sauces and other processed meat products. … Continued

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Warm and spicy Indian influenced spinach and courgette

2013-02-09T08:22:31Z

How has the resolution to be more moderate gone? For the most part it’s gone well. I’ve been eating out much less, not indulging in any conspicuously over the top consumption and managed to reduce the days I drink and … Continued

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Everything in moderation

2013-01-10T09:10:36Z

I stopped doing new year resolutions a long time ago. They were too easy to make and too easy to break with little more than a shrug. What’s so special about the turn of one year into another anyway? But … Continued

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Butter pheasant curry

2012-12-30T11:04:47Z

Before Xmas, I was sat on the sofa, totally worn out from another evening of painting, or possibly sanding. Still, the physical exhaustion feels kind of good. It’s that thoughtless ache laced with satisfaction you get when you’ve achieved something. … Continued

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