Monthly Archives: July 2012

Who Says There’s No R in Hastings?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Every age reinvents pirates in its own image.  When they first caught the public imagination in the early 17th century pirates attracted a mixture of loathing and admiration.  After all there was precious little difference between the activities of a … Continue reading →

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War and Peace 2012

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

I have to confess to feeling distinctly out of my comfort zone at War and Peace 2012.  If you don’t know it, the annual event is billed as the largest gathering of its kind in the world for people whose … Continue reading →

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Bagpuss Pudding

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

If you get it into your head that cooking is difficult then it will be.  Of course if you’ve bought yourself a copy of the Roux Brothers on Patisserie and don’t just want to gaze at the pictures then it … Continue reading →

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Champignons de Paris a la Moutarde

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

Thirty years ago Cranks was synonymous with vegetarianism.  Its restaurants and cookbooks offered wholesomeness in its every permutation – wholemeal, organic, healthy. These days I tend to like my food simple – good ingredients, minimal fuss. I went through a … Continue reading →

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Which? What? Not here!

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

It’s a common petty frustration of our age – the idiot switchboard that routes you where you anywhere but where you want to go.  And if you’re a member of the public fed up with being given the digital runaround … Continue reading →

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