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More from Land Of Oak and Iron
- Disgust and the virus March 23, 2020
- A Wet Monday in Paris May 30, 2016
- The Real Cost of Paintballing April 2, 2016
- The Cartoon is Mightier than the Keris December 19, 2015
- Prawn, Avocado and Watercress Salad December 17, 2015
- Smoked Cauliflower Soup December 16, 2015
- The Passing of Seasons November 29, 2015
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Disgust and the virus
Back in 2011 a group of psychologists from the US and the Netherlands published a study. It suggested that the brains of conservatives and liberals behaved quite differently in one significant respect. The more conservative someone’s politics the stronger their … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, disgust response, plague, psychology, Sussex, the Weald, Wadhurst
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A Wet Monday in Paris
The true essence of Paris is piss. It’s the smell of freedom. It’s the smell of every Frenchman’s right to use any pavement, any doorway, any alleyway to relieve himself. Heaven knows all those spaces are cleaner and more inviting … Continue reading
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The Real Cost of Paintballing
I took Luca paintballing yesterday. It was fun. Delta Force has paintball centres across the UK. It’s clearly an efficiently run operation. Once you’ve contacted them they will stay on your case with calls or texted offers and one such … Continue reading
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Tagged delta force, kent, living wage, low wages, paintballing
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The Cartoon is Mightier than the Keris
My latest for the BBC’s From Our Own Correspondent: A city like Kuala Lumpur changes a lot when you’ve been away eight years, but the Coliseum Cafe does not. A still centre in the whirlwind, it’s much the same as … Continue reading
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Tagged FooC, journalism, Mahathir, Malaysia, Najib, politics
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Prawn, Avocado and Watercress Salad
Another day, another recipe. I have a bit of a dilemma. I tend to use cooking for others as a love/nurture thing. But, especially at this time of year, that can mean stodge, carbs and comfort food. But that just … Continue reading
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Tagged avocado, lime, prawn, prawn avocado and watercress salad, salad, watercress, yoghurt
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Smoked Cauliflower Soup
There are some meals that just linger in the memory. One such I ate in Paris a couple of years ago with a friend. We’d booked ourselves into Les Papilles on Rue Gay-Lussac. It operates a single menu. You get … Continue reading
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Tagged cauliflower soup, Les Papilles, Paris, recipe, smoked cauliflower soup, soup
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The Passing of Seasons
One of the things I missed about England when I was in SE Asia was the passage of time marked out in seasons. Malaysia was one long, deathless summer. Everything was constantly green. The only change was the coming of … Continue reading
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The Bestest Ever Fish Pie Recipe
Fish pie! It’s comfort food pure and simple. There’s nothing very elegant about fish pie. You can make individual ones and serve them up in individual oven-to-table bowls. That’ll give you an authentic pub-kitchen look. Or to can just say ‘bugger … Continue reading
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Tagged best ever fish pie recipe, cod, comfort food, fish, fish pie, fish pie recipe, prawns, smoked haddock
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Fresh Fig and Goats Cheese Quiche
Hey – a quiche, is a quiche, is a quiche, right? Absolutely. Except when it’s an excuse for a discussion about masculinity. Let’s put that aside long enough to talk about fresh fig and goats cheese quiche for a moment. … Continue reading
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