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Sorry From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (55 days old)

I am very conscious that my blog output has withered to almost nothing. I have been through about 5 months of unemployment and then self-employment where I am struggling. Lack of posting is not lack o… more

Internet Access during Rail Travel From Oregano ^Pro in Odds 'n Ends (76 days old)

When doing business travel, it is often important to get online to avoid getting behind with urgent e-mails, etc. In my old job we were issued with Blackberries which I did not particularly like. I th… more

Restaurant Review: The Curry Leaf, 192-194 Byres Road, Glasgow From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (77 days old)

After being disappointed, in my curry quest, by the changes in Gibson Street, I headed along University Avenue. Much of it was just the same as when I was there - a few concrete buildings more discolo… more

Journey down "memory lane" - Gibson Street, Glasgow - Whatever happened? From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (77 days old)

I am making a brief return to blogging now that I am visiting a conference/exhibition in Glasgow. I went to uni for 7 years in Glasgow in the late 1970s/early 1980s. There are a lot of food memories f… more

Campsite Ceviche From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (94 days old)

My very first posting (I see now that older postings cannot be referenced by a single posting URL but only through the archive month page) was about making sushi on a Cornish campsite. I fancied some … more

Campsite Review: Woodland Springs, Dartmoor From Oregano ^Pro in Odds 'n Ends (102 days old)

Mrs O and I have often travelled down to Cornwall rushing through Devon either on the A30, the A38 or by train. This year we decided that we should stop this and see a bit of Dartmoor. Strangely headi… more

Comfort Food for a Rainy Campsite From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (105 days old)

I am currently enduring torrential rain in the West of Cornwall. The tent is soaking but thankfully has only developed minor leaks. This sort of damp weather changes what you want to eat. Today was su… more

No Posts...but Work From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (155 days old)

I have gone quiet for a while... After seven months without work and finding virtually no permanent jobs in my sphere, I have taken the plunge and started a little company. This is completely absorbi… more

New Website for Hillwalkers From Oregano ^Pro in Great Outdoors (173 days old)

There is a new website for hillwalkers listing 1564 peaks in the UK. It provides a lot of links to maps (Google, Streetmap and Get-a-Map) and to the Geograph website for photos. Most lists of hill… more

Wild Garlic Flowers From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (189 days old)

Angels Thompson has asked about whether she has wild garlic in her garden or not; she gave a description of the flowers. I really cannot answer questions like that but suggest that anybody who is not … more

Home Again From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (189 days old)

Well, I'm back home after my first trip to Africa. Mrs O asked me what I was missing before I returned and one of the things was pasta. It's not that you cannot buy pasta in Uganda but it is pricey an… more

Restaurant Review: Cassia Lodge, Uganda From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (192 days old)

Kampala used to be described as a city built on seven hills, however with the massive expansion in recent decades I understand that the count is more like thirty hills today. On the south side of Kamp… more

Kampala Takeaway Food From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (192 days old)

Kampala is a city of contrasts with the most modern places to go and many which are no different than in Ugandan villages. This applies to fast food as well. The city has grown rapidly and now boasts … more

Buugga From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (194 days old)

Being in Uganda has been interesting because there are quite a few very different ingredients. I am aware of extensive use of sorghum and millet but have not tried them so far. There is a lot of use o… more

Restaurant Review: Mihingo Lodge, Uganda From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (205 days old)

We visited Queen Elizabeth Park in the west of Uganda, then returned for a one day trip to Lake Mburo National Park. We spent quite a bit more on accommodation for the one night we were here by bookin… more

Ugandan roadside fast food From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (205 days old)

I have not posted for a while because firstly I was trying very hard to get part-time work; I've not worked since my redundancy 5 months ago. Secondly I had a long-planned trip to Uganda to visit my s… more

Green Sushi From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (229 days old)

With my wild garlic patch doing well outside my kitchen door I decided to try an experiment yesterday afternoon. I have often combined wild garlic with pasta but read about how Jake Watkins has been m… more

Limited Blogging From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (229 days old)

I have written very little so far this year. The key reason is that I have been unemployed for the last 5 months and am looking for work. I think I am getting closer to the end of that. At the end of … more

First Wild Garlic From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (251 days old)

In my herb garden I saw the first shoots of my wild garlic patch come through the ground around Christmas. Most shoots are now about 3 cm high but a small number of bulbs had leaves - enough to harves… more

Food on the way to Inverness From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (257 days old)

After losing my job I decided I should book a trip to see my Dad up in the Highlands. I managed to find a very attractive deal to go from London to Inverness on the Caledonian Sleeper and back on the … more

Three Pudding Scotish Breakfast Tapa From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (258 days old)

While I have mainly heard of people eating red pudding with chips, it seemed like a good thing to combine with other puddings as a breakfast. So I thought of having a Scottish 3 pudding breakfast - OK… more

What is Red Pudding? From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (258 days old)

As a kid a treat when visiting relatives in the Northern Highlands was having white pudding. We were not so keen on the idea of black pudding because of the blood. Later as a student in Glasgow, I was… more

Big Chef takes on Little Chef - Episode 3 From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (292 days old)

[This is a bit late as I have been out the last two evenings and missed the broadcast. There is however Channel 4 Catchup] Episode 2 - like all penultimate episodes - in a drama ended up looking like… more

Big Chef takes on Little Chef - Episode 2 From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (294 days old)

The first episode concluded with Heston Blumenthal's Popham menu being rejected by the Little Chef customers. Ironically the Little Chef boss - Ian Pegler - complained that he wanted "something more d… more

Rime From Oregano ^Pro in Great Outdoors (295 days old)

One of my real pleasures over the last month was to see rime in many places. When we lived in Oberbayern it was quite common that there would be a month of freezing fog in the November-January timefra… more

Big Chef takes on Little Chef - Episode 1 From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (295 days old)

Little Chef is a British brand that had its heyday in the 1970s when it had a significant market share of roadside food particularly along A-roads. Since then it has been in decline and has lost signi… more

Fan Fawr 734 m From Oregano ^Pro in Great Outdoors (296 days old)

On a previous trip to South Wales we drove from Brecon to the M4 using the A470. From that road we got a great view of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad with Fan Fawr beyond. The light was beginning to fade and F… more

Fforest Fawr From Oregano ^Pro in Great Outdoors (296 days old)

The Fforest Fawr is an upland area in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies between the Brecon Beacons in the east and the Black Mountain (Fan Brycheiniog) in the west and has summits that are not… more

On the Waterbus to Dordrecht From Oregano ^Pro in Odds 'n Ends (298 days old)

Just before the New Year my brother-in-law took us for a trip on one of the water bus routes in the Rotterdam area. These are fast travelling catamarans that complement other modes of public transport… more

New Year's Fish Soup From Oregano ^Pro in Food Fun (299 days old)

We decided that given the freezing temperatures around the New Year, it would be quite inappropriate to only offer cold food. A fish soup seemed to combine flavour and a relatively quick preparation t… more