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Porkburger and Chips

Juliet: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)

Random (larger) picture of cape gooseberries.

Look like cape gooseberries to me. Same thing; different name?

Seafood with tagliatelli. Shrimp and baby scallops in a buttery wine glaze.

These shouldn't be allowed! Too addictive. Too delicious. Dried strawberries.

Just arrived. My favourite peaches from western Hunan. A gift from where I worked over twenty years ago. Thanks, 龙丽花 (lóng lì huā).

Last night. "Green Chicken" Chicken marinated in white wine and garlic then fried with green olives, capers and coriander leaf/cilantro. Rice. There was some asparagus on the side, for more greenery.

But I really wanted to say I love a baked spud and baked beans - preferably Heinz! I can take the cheese or leave it. Salt and black pepper are essential!

I'm generally a simple white plate guy, myself. Or at least self coloured. Always makes the food look better and doesn't compete with it - but not everyone agrees and the world goes on!

Nothing wrong with the food, but not sure about the plate! 😂

Soup for breakfast. Vegetable (mainly carrot and cabbage) soup with cannellini beans. Added a boiled egg to make it more breakfasty and less vegan. Baguette for dunking.

A friend sent me this picture today. Her daughter, not yet two, has decided to make a career in the culinary arts. Here is her first effort.

I've never found anything better than David Thompson's works.

Meatballs (50-50 beef and pork), fresh tomato sauce, tagliatelli, basil

Most suspicious! There are several pairs of chopsticks near my stove!

Another good article on this amazing woman.

Just bought these. Fresh rice noodles. 0.80元 / 240 grams. That is 11 cents USD. Why would anyone want to make their own?

Thanks. I don't really think I fainted. More likely tripped over something, but in the chaos couldn't identify it. It just all happened so quickly. Thankfully years of falling off horses as a kid/young man taught me how to fall more safely and I instinctively rolled into a ball protecting what remains of my brains. Only my left foot was hurt.

Thanks. Yes, everywhere delivers, but I'm stubborn and will keep trying to cook until I really can't.

An emergency dinner. Last night, I stood up from my desk to go to bed and the next thing I knew I was lying on the floor with my chair on top of me, my electric fan beside me and other stuff all in the wrong place. I have no idea what happened. Anyway, I woke up this morning, to find that my left foot was no longer functional. I suspected broken toes, but after limping, hobbling and muttering all the way to the local quackery, an X-ray decided the bones are intact but the flesh is severely bruised. Point being that I am virtually immobile for a few days. So dinner was not what I had planned, but I soldiered on on one leg and came up with something. Fortunately, the seafood place lies between my place and the lair of the white-coated medical torturers! And they provided me with a chair when they saw my difficulty. One young lady even offered to carry my meagre purchases home for me. So, clam and mustard green soup. Simple fried shrimp over orzo with garlic and scallions - dusted with shichimi togarishi.

Food has been political since the beginning of mankind!

Came across these a few days ago. Jellified clam stock cubes. Actually very good. I must see if they do any other types.

Funny, but so right!