Tag Archives: vegan

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!

May9

A wee jaunt to Scotland – A Sylvan dinner

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Friday, 19-Sept-2025

I love getting an excuse to go out to a fancy dinner.

Dressing up, being excited for unique food… just really any excuse to have a bit of extra fun that I wouldn’t normally have, you know?

Sylvan was our chosen restaurant for the evening – mainly vegan, with a few vegetarian options for those who like cheese. Not my normal fare, to be clear, but something Andrea was very excited for. And thus – I was excited too.

And dear lord was it worth the excitement. Seriously, some of the best food I’ve had in the UK / Ireland, not a question. Just incredibly good.

Aug31

The train from Stuttgart into Brussels

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Monday, 29-July-2024


Stuttgart was glorious, but neither fey forests, glorious hot springs, nor amazing company can halt the flow of time… and soon enough I found myself back on a major rail line, bags packed and stowed safely, forging my way toward a new destination.

Not my final destination of the trip, but exceptionally close – the final stop on the adventure, before I’d land in my new home of Ireland. The capital of the European Union, home of comic books, and the land of chocolates; Belgium.


The trains were simple and beautifully straightforward this time – no repeats of the “your pass doesn’t work” tomfoolery of France / Switzerland, just a clean and relaxing journey out of Germany and into Belgium – as a bonus, it was an unexpectedly nostalgic journey, as the stopover city of Koeln (Also known as Cologne to us English speakers) had something I hadn’t seen in ages, and absolutely wasn’t expecting – Dunkin’ Donuts! Hurrah, New England represent!

And Burger King, but I’d seen that before. Was a heck of a lot better here, though. And as a neat point – Burger King in Germany was effectively a vegan restaurant! A legit half of the menu was vegan, with a surprisingly small portion of the total menu being carnivorous or meat based… I’d hazard a guess that 70% was vegetarian or vegan, and I’ll freely admit that the burger was quite excellent. Expensive, but worth the extra cost over the United States.



So fortified, I saw the train ride though, and soon enough was settled into Belgium, enjoying some solitude and preparing myself for the adventures to come…