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I’m a huge fan of lasagne, it has always been one of my favourite foods, even though I eat it very rarely. I recall that mum used to make good lasagne when I was a kid, not often though! It is a dish that requires a bit of work, but the end result is definitely [...]
Previous entires: #1, #2. Firstly, if you happen to be in the area, make sure to catch my talk: ‘Why Quantifiers Cannot Carve at the Joints’, at The North Carolina Philosophical Society Meeting with the South Carolina Society for Philosophy, which takes place at Elon University, NC. My talk on the first day (February 24th), [...]
Brewery: Abita (USA) Beer: Vanilla Doubledog, 7.0% ABV, 650ml bottle Listed Ingredients: Pale, Caramel, and Chocolate Malts; Willamette Hops; whole Vanilla Beans. Style: Spiced Strong Ale Rating: 4/5 Probably Vegan Friendly Appearance Black, almost completely opaque. Pours a thick, creamy head. Aroma Cream, vanilla, just a hint of malt and alcohol. Taste Round and soft, [...]
I haven’t used tempeh much, and it’s not a usual ingredient in Thai curries, but there’s a nice selection of tempeh available to me at the moment and I do quite like it as a change from normal tofu. The tempeh used for this dish comes with some wild rice baked into it. It could [...]
Brewery: Highland Brewing Company (USA) Beer: Thunderstruck Coffee Porter, 5.8% ABV, 26 IBU, 355ml bottle Listed Ingredients: Pale Malt, Carmel 60, Chocolate Malts, Midnight Wheat; Chinook, Hallertau Mittlefrue, and German Select Hops; Yeast, Water, and Organic Coffee from Dynamite Roasting Co. Style: Coffee Porter Rating: 3/5 Vegan Friendly Appearance Black, pours a modest but creamy [...]
Before I get started, I should note that book reviews — at least when it comes to fiction — have not featured and probably will not feature prominently on this blog. However, I’ve noticed that the blog’s ‘Literature’ category (which I’ve classified as a sub-category of ‘Pleasure’) is getting a lot of hits, even though [...]
This is a hearty meal to my liking! Ingredients 2 Field Roast Italian Sausages 250g of French beans 2 Carrots 1 Parsnip Shreds of Ginger to taste 2-6 Cloves of Garlic Chopped Chives Handful of Pumpkin Seeds 1 Cup of Brown Rice Serves two. Obviously you can use any Veggie sausages that you happen to [...]
Brewery: Stone Brewing (USA) Beer: Arrogant Bastard Ale, 7.2% ABV, 650ml bottle Style: IPA? Listed Ingredients: Water, Malted Barley, Hops, Yeast, Arrogance! Rating: 3/5 Vegan Friendly Appearance Deep brown, a little hazy, pours a creamy head that lasts. Aroma Hoppy, reminds me of a strong pale ale, a hint of iron? Taste Hoppy bitterness, IPA-like [...]
#1 here Time for the second diary entry! Let me start by advertising my talk at the department next Monday, 13th February. It’s at Caldwell Hall, room 213, 1pm; the topic is ‘The Epistemology of Essence’, and you can read about it (as well as download a draft) here. There’s a big basketball game in [...]
