We attempted the Christmas Market at the bottom of Montpelier Hill (Just opposite the Slug and Lettuce) today. A mix of stalls and food concessions were the main stay with a smattering of small fairground rides at the…
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Harrogate Christmas Market : Aborted mission- Fat Friday
I extended a custom today. The ritual of Fat Friday. We used to do it at my old work. This is quite simply when you and your colleagues go for an unhealthy alternative for ones lunch on a Friday, eat what ever you like…
- Meat Box
My good friend Darkus (who incidentally, I'm DJing with later tonight) and I once had a band called Meat Raffle. We had one gig. We both played guitar and we were epic. That's got nothing to do with this blog post,…
OK DinerWe have made it as far as the OK Diner, just north of Grantham Newark on the A1. It's a simulated north american diner. Chequered floor, chuck berry, red tables and milkshakes. Burgers and waffles. Neon signs. Coca cola…
- Cast and crew BBQ
This is one of those blogs that is a bit of a chore - or at least starting it is. Like most things though, once begun, it's half done. The reason for my reticence is down to a drained me. We've just had a brilliant…
- Father's Day morning
Having 4 kids is brilliant on Father's day. The bigger 3 started me off with breakfast in bed - a classic Dutch breakfast (ham n cheese and egg on toast), a cup of perfectly made Yorkshire Tea and a big glass of orange…
- Blog from the hip
Timings of tonight have dictated that my blog of the day/ 365 is short. You be the judge of sweet. Its 23:20, my phone battery has died and I'm out. Option 1: go home and blog, Option 2: borrow friends phone, download…
- DIY Pizza and movie night
Jaygo's got his friend round for a sleepover, Sophie is at a sleepover. Tea (as pictured) is DIY Pizza, the movie is National Treasure. It's been a fun day - working from home (as per yesterday also). For one of the…
- Big fat lazy Sunday
This post is in danger of being the thing I've tried to avoid so far with my blog 365 project - a blog about my lunch. Thing is though, I've not done a lot other than food today. After a bit of ball wanging for the dog…
- First BBQ of the year
Big ol' BBQ for for 12 kids and their parental support crew. It rained a bit. For a while, but the sun came out, the people turned up and the food was eaten. It's turned into a tradition - having a bbq for Sophie's…
- British Pie Week
Some of the National Weeks are hearty, wholesome things that deserve a place on the mantle of our collective culture, like British Pie Week. The pie is deeply engrained in our culinary roots. It deserves to be a…
Feeling a little horseYes, I imagine that all of the extra public speaking the supermarket and now Ikea bosses have been doing recently over the horse meat in our food scandal has left them feeling a little horse. What gets me is - why…
Pancake dayShrove Tuesday, another of those religious events that's been adopted by the general populous, like Christmas and Chocolate Sunday (er, I mean Easter). Mardi Gras, meaning Fat Tuesday is often a huge festival, starting…
- Desert Island Dish
Just before tea time yesterday, the most torrential downpour I've seen in years took place. Incredible volume and incredible volumes. Cue ark graphics on a weather chart type proportions. Not to be put off by 'a bit' of…
Yorkshire puddingsRound at a friends house concluding a challenge we set each other a year or so ago. Mike said his Yorkshire Puddings were better than mine, and I said mine were better than his. The only way to settle this, thought we,…