Tag Archives: Cooking

Oct29

A nice dinner, a disappointing dinner, and lovely city views

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A nice dinner, a disappointing dinner, and lovely city views

Monday, 13-July-2026
And
Friday, 17-July-2026


Andrea and I both burnt our hands making a beautiful dinner, the evening we got home from Ben Bulben.

That Friday, we both paid money for a dinner out, and regretted it… as the burnt-hands-dinner was better in pretty much every way. Including the burnt hands.

But you know what? Even though the dinner our was noticeably less awesome than the dinner we made at home… it did get us out of the house, and into the city in time to see some seriously pretty views.

So that’s pretty cool.

(Note the ice pack helping both our hands, and the two-person steak cutting operation)

Oct25

Making ratatouille

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A few times in July, 2026


I’ve been trying to cook more vegetarian options, as a general statement. I’m an avid omnivore, but Andrea trends toward vegan as often as possible… not something I know too much about cooking, unfortunately, but something that I’m absolutely trying to learn about.

Going through my notes, and thinking on what I could make, I had a brainwave: there’s an entire movie about cooking a dish that’s vegan!

Now, I don’t have a pet rat to help me cook. But I do have YouTube, and a nearby green grocer who I was pretty sure would have all the various bits that I’d need to make the dish. I watched it a few times, wrote down the recipe, and kicked it into high gear for making us a big old plate of deliciousness. And, if I may say so myself, I do believe it worked out quite well. Like… seriously quite well.

So well that we had leftover sauce, and I made the same thing again.



Recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roCX0AfBseQ

And extra sunset picture as a present!