Category: Xander

It’s a shame, and almost morally wrong, to knock that beautiful picture of barrels of beer off the top of the blog. However, I reasoned it would happen soon enough so here we are. Today I woke up, summer seems to have been a brief 3-4 days over a...

I did what in America, i’m told, is called the “walk of shame”. Walking home at 5:30 (light)this morning in the same clothes I went out in. I had a 9am Seminar which tequila and I had convinced myself wouldn’t be a problem. I woke at 5 to 9...

Having failed to make a worthy minced beef and onion pie I attemped to make a chicken and mushroom pie, with great success. I used a tin of chicken soup, 3 chicken breasts, a handful of mushrooms and some black pepper. Basically I fried the chicken, chopped the mushroom...

 Apologies for the gripping title, stupid is as stupid does. Having been forced to wake up early for a seminar I put the day to ‘good’ use. Forgoing breakfast I started preparing a large roast pork meal, enough for today and to eat cold in the sun over the...

Yesterday I ate: 1 lemon, 3 potatoes, 1 tin of beans (on borrowed bread), some honey. It is time to go shopping again…...

Yesterday I made a meat pie. Minced beef and onion. It seemed a little plain and without alot of taste, it was the first savoury pie I have made so hopefully the next one will sort out those problems.  I am currently eating an apple crumble which is delicious....

Got back to University. Having shopped I treated myself to a luxery sandwich. The last thing I ate was a rancid pizzaesque thing on the plane about 24 hours ago. BA always do them; either I burn my mouth on them or they are cold and soggy. The sandwich...

Just thought I’d clear the smoke and make my dramatic entrance. I have been eating salads for over a week now; lettuce, tomato, ham and feta with olive oil. This is because I only have access to fairly primitive cooking appliances as I am on holiday. I must say...