Saturday, 8 January 2011 at 18:06 UTC overheard on a train: *my gay mate phones me up and asks me “are you gay yet? No? Thats a shame! How are you anyway*?” Tuesday, 7 June 2011 at 19:30 UTC+01 theres machine gun fire outside. really. Thursday, 16 June 2011 at 17:20 UTC+01 And for my … Continue reading My FB life
Author: Jeremy Kahn
Musician, cook. Takes photographs. Writes some stuff. Paints pictures
Steak au poivre vert
The Irit was desperate to eat steak with green peppercorn sauce. So here's how I made it. Ingredients The meat 2 lumps of filet steak (will work perfectly well with any grade of steak) Knob of butter Splash of sunflower oil The sauce 1 shallot, chopped finely About 1/4 jar green peppercorns, drained (Mrs Kahnivore … Continue reading Steak au poivre vert
A trip to the islands
This is the story of a trip to Lewis, Harris and Skye, how it was planned, what we saw, some of the food that we ate, and other bits and pieces along the way. Sunday 17th August 2014 I'm staying over at Phil's house after we've played a strange gig at a cycling event. Over dinner I … Continue reading A trip to the islands
Chicken And Aubergine Curry
Here's an update on yesterday's not-curry. The ingredient list is almost identical but the process is different and that's what makes it work. 4.5 stars from the Irit. Certainly the most curry like dish I have ever made. I would believe in this if they served it to me in the Last Viceroy. This recipe … Continue reading Chicken And Aubergine Curry
Top memory tips for old gits
I don't remember things as easily as I used to. I could have shrugged and accepted the loss. Instead I decided to do something about it. So here are some simple tricks I use which make my memory feel more focussed. I'm not claiming any scientific basis to this. I find these tricks useful. Your … Continue reading Top memory tips for old gits
Elidir
This hotel room has been painted over with emulsion so many times that it seems to be smaller than it ought to be. I meet Jim in the breakfast room. We eat, then drive to a car park below the mountain. We put on our boots and climb gently for an hour or so. Leaning … Continue reading Elidir
How (not) to be an asshole
My dictionary suggests that asshole means a stupid or vulgar person. But that doesn't capture the current usage. An asshole is a person who puts their own interests ahead of the people around them. Assholes push into queues, threaten you if you call them out, perv on vulnerable people, take up three seats on a … Continue reading How (not) to be an asshole
Moose and Mouse and other Children’s books – some reviews
On Sunday I read a pile of story books to my grandson G, aged 3½. Here are my reviews of four of them. Moose and Mouse by Colin West This book owes much to Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel and Fred and Ted's Road Trip by Peter Eastman (both of which are … Continue reading Moose and Mouse and other Children’s books – some reviews
Dogs are human too
I used to hate dogs. When I was small they would bark at me and chase me. Across the street there was a German Shepherd which lived behind a sign that said Beware Of The Dog. It barked viciously and was reputed to have bitten several people. I was terrified of this dog. It weighed … Continue reading Dogs are human too
Listen to music that you don’t understand
Play any popular number on a gig and you'll get applause as soon as the audience recognises it. Some artists thrive on this, notably James Taylor, who has sung the same old stuff for 45 years and still smiles and makes it fresh. People respond to memories evoked by the music rather than the music in … Continue reading Listen to music that you don’t understand
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