One year ago today, Alex and I went with our friends Lucy and Richard to a sushi-making class at Yo. Trigger warning: This blog post describes events preceding the coronavirus outbreak. Read full article
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Archive — Food and drink
Photo — 2020-06-27
It’s a Tactical Nuclear Penguin kind of evening.
Lockdown projects — Month 2
As the lockdown continues, we’re continuing to find ways to keep ourselves busy. Read full article
2 commentsLockdown projects — Month 1
Each weekend during lockdown, we’re trying to make at least one new thing. These are the little projects giving us a reason to get up at the weekends. Read full article
1 commentOur honeymoon in Mauritius (part 2)
After spending a few days in Réunion, the second part of our honeymoon saw us staying in Mauritius. Read full article
CommentPhoto — 2020-02-16
Our first wedding anniversary.
Our honeymoon in Mauritius and Réunion (part 1)
In September, Alex and I had our “big” honeymoon, in Mauritius and Réunion. It was a holiday that perfectly balanced adventure and chill. Read full article
1 commentPhoto — 2020-02-08
Sushi time! 🍣 Thanks Mr Waitrose.
Photo — 2020-01-24
Doing some very important A/B testing.
Photo — 2020-01-15
Had a lovely evening celebrating six years together with Alex, at Timberyard.
Photo — 2019-12-20
Trying out the new pub near our flat. My cocktail came with chocolate coins!
Photo — 2019-10-29
We did it. We ordered BrewDog hybrid burgers.
Not bad! Tastier than they look. The vegan cheese is impressively good. The matcha buns don’t taste much like matcha. Wouldn’t get it again, but fun once.
Photo — 2019-10-16
Having fun with big black spaghetti
Note — 2019-09-03
Is a fig roll a cake or a biscuit? The Great British Bake Off has spoken, and Wikipedia has followed.
After the Belgian Grand Prix — Days out in Spa and Brussels
After our weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix last year, Alex and I stayed on for a few more days to explore other parts of Belgium. Read full article
1 commentSkye high
Straight after our wedding in February, Alex and I spent a week on the Isle of Skye for our mini moneymoon. Read full article
1 commentPhoto — 2019-08-13
White chocolate Coco Pops are the greatest/worst invention because it looks just like you’re eating Rice Krispies.
Photo — 2019-07-04
Graffiti aubergines. More expensive than aubergines. Taste exactly like aubergines. 5/5 would hipster again. 🍆
Photo — 2019-06-16
Watching the 24 Hours of Le Mans = having the big cafetiere to myself.
Brewing Alex & Duncan Black IPA — our wedding beer
We went to Stewart Brewing’s Craft Beer Kitchen to brew our own beer for our wedding. Read full article
CommentA weekend at Inver, a Fyne restaurant with rooms
A couple of months ago Alex and I went with our friends Louise and Jamie for a weekend at Inver, a restaurant with rooms on Loch Fyne, on the west coast of Scotland. Read full article
CommentPhoto — 2018-10-01
Lies.
Failed on the first banana I tried.
Photo — 2018-09-16
Louise, Alex, me and Jamie with our breads
Alex and I took our friends Louise and Jamie to a bread making workshop as part of a wedding present.
Thank you to Colin at Bread in Fife, who led the class and was great fun to work with. Formerly based in Freuchie in Fife, he has since moved to Edinburgh — but remains called Bread in Fife.
We had fantastic fun making bread that we baked in a Dutch oven. We each had our own recipe to follow. I made a wholemeal loaf, Alex made a walnut boule, Louise made a white cob, and Jamie made a harvest loaf.
While waiting for the dough to prove, we made digestive biscuits. We also made a Russian bridie-like pie called a pirozhki, which contained an onion and egg filling.
Lunch for this week is sorted!