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Category Archives: Fodderblog
Of Session Beers
If, like me, you enjoy a nice ale from time to time, then the question of the perfect session beer has come up more than once in conversation. If, like me, you’re a wine and spirits drinker, then you probably … Continue reading
A Warming Bean Stew For The New Year
The Christmas decorations never last for long after New Year’s Day at X&HTowers. We never see the point in hanging about. Saturnalia is finished for another season, and there are things to be done. Yesterday was spent getting the house … Continue reading
Winter Chill(ies)
My chile plant was very late off the mark this year, flowering merrily all through the summer, but not fruiting until the cusp of Halloween. I left it as late as I could before harvest, wanting to get as much … Continue reading
Atwomic Pizzas
I’m still trying to get my head around the geography and zoning of Oxford’s fair city. I prefer it to London if I have a spare day off and nothing better to do. But, as someone with heavy links to … Continue reading
Posted in Bookworm, comics, Film, Fodderblog, Geek Alert
Tagged atomic pizza, food, oxford
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Vive Le Burger!
It’s safe to say that I have an on-going and long-lasting love affair with the humble burger. There’s something about the simple mince patty that just works for me on a deep and primal level, far more than a steak … Continue reading
Graf Your Grub
A little something to bear in mind next time TLC and I have a bite to eat with that damned elusive docoBanksy. German food co-op The Deli Garage has come up with an edible food spray that could add an … Continue reading
Tales Of The Beeranauts: Very Merry Men
The Beeranauts have been pretty quiet this year. The Great British Beer Festival had to manage without us, and it was a minor contingent that made it to the London Drinker gathering back in the spring. Apart from that, nish … Continue reading
Posted in Fodderblog, Geek Alert, ramblin'
Tagged beer, nottingham, nottingham beer festival
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TLC’s Cauliflower Cheese
My beloved doesn’t cook that much. I am a kitchen hog, and will happily usher her out of the room while I create culinary masterpieces. She’ll happily be ushered. Let the goon do all the work. But just because she … Continue reading
Getting A Rise: Why X&HT Didn’t See Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
I was going to see it. Really, I was. I had the day all mapped out. Chores in the morning, then an amble into town to catch an early afternoon screening. I was quite looking forward to it. But as … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Fodderblog, Geek Alert
Tagged planet of the apes, rise of the planet of the apes
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Meaty, Beaty, Big And Bouncy
On a weekend when I’m not working, I love to spend time in the kitchen coming up with a slow-cooked stew or casserole. Something with a bit of improv behind it. Jazz cooking. If it uses up some bits and … Continue reading
