Category Archives: cookery

Cooking for Slackers: Mish-Mash

Slackers have mothers and their words of wisdom leave an indelible scar. “Don’t waste good food” resonates down the years. Slackers don’t. They put left-over food in a box and three weeks later throw it out. But! Mum was right. … Continue reading

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Another delicacy disappears

The South Korean parliament on Tuesday passed a law to ban trade of dog meat by 2027. There were 208 votes in favor and two abstentions for the bill, which bans the breeding, butchering, distributing and selling of dogs for … Continue reading

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Grace Dent reviews non-alcoholic drinks

“…if you’re like me and have stopped boozing, she [the owner] will tempt you over to the weird and wonderful world of experimental, low-intervention, funky, kombucha style brews – cloudy, whiffy things that taste like distilled elderflower marsh fog with … Continue reading

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Cooking for Slackers: Crunchy Banana Toastie

Toasted banana is lovely but not everyone likes its gooeyness. The classic recipe is grilling one side of bread then smearing mashed banana on the untoasted side. Grill that for a couple of minutes until it’s bubbling. Carefully get it … Continue reading

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Cooking for Slackers: Gourmet French Toast

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

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

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

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

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How New Zealanders amuse themselves

“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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