Category Archives: cookery

Cooking for Slackers: Gourmet French Toast

Posted on January 10, 2024 by odeboyz

Eggs and a frying pan are a slacker’s best friend. Basic eggy bread is wonderful. An egg and a slice of bread with a very hot frying pan. Soak the bread with frothy egg and slap it in – flip … Continue reading →

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Cooking for Slackers: A Vegan Christmas Lunch

Posted on December 13, 2023 by odeboyz

For slackers everywhere Christmas is a nightmare. The level of expectation is horrifying. Shops are shut for 48 hours but enough food is bought as if a siege is imminent. Vegan slackers are no different to any other slacker and … Continue reading →

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Joey Chestnut: A human dustbin

Posted on October 25, 2023 by odeboyz

This photo is of what he *ate* in 10 minutes in an eating competition. Source Joey Chestnut sets world record with 74 hot dogs at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest; third straight win and 11th in 12 years (yahoo.com)

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Cooking for Slackers: Egg fried chips

Posted on September 21, 2023 by odeboyz

Ingredients: One medium sized potato One egg Technique: Peel potato and thinly slice it – as near translucent as possible Cover frying pan with oil and heat strongly Flip slices as they go brown and crisp Whisk egg into an … Continue reading →

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The perfect gift for an IKEA manager

Posted on August 21, 2023 by odeboyz
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How New Zealanders amuse themselves

Posted on August 10, 2023 by odeboyz

“The first sausage arrived in my letterbox in the summer of 2022,” Jacob Coetzee told reporters in Surfdale, on Auckland’s Waiheke Island, “wrapped in white buttered bread, coated in tomato sauce, and looking as if it had been barbecued. I … Continue reading →

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Aroma!

Posted on June 19, 2023 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Bonnie Garmus ~ Lessons in Chemistry (2022)

Posted on June 5, 2023 by odeboyz

The usual hyperbole on the front cover included ‘Absolutely unputdownable’ by Richard E Grant. And it was true! Only massive willpower stopped me reading at 11 p.m. Then I couldn’t sleep because I was thinking about the storyline. Which is? … Continue reading →

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Cooking for Slackers: Almond pancakes

Posted on February 6, 2023 by odeboyz

Pancakes are lovely but are a terrible faff to make. Messy; lots of opportunities for mistakes – too thick, too thin, too burned. The obvious solution is for a Slacker to go to Sainsbury and buy them. But their pancakes … Continue reading →

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Cooking for Slackers: Teutonic Sausage sandwich

Posted on January 30, 2023 by odeboyz

Slackers love sausage sandwiches but are often disappointed by under//overcooked outcomes. This recipe guarantees satisfaction – at the very least. Suitably modified both vegans and veggies can enjoy this recipe. Ingredients Two Cumberland sausages1 (any sausage will do but it … Continue reading →

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