Author Archives: Spuggy

Lentil and Frankfurter soup

Posted on 28 January 2012 by Spuggy

The secret ingredient in frankfurters/wieners (they’re more or less the same thing – the Austrians call them Frankfurter Würstel, the Germans call them Wiener Würstchen) is ridiculous amounts of nitrate salt, which means that a) they need very little cooking, … Continue reading →

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Best-Worst lyrics from A Flash Flood of Colour

Posted on 19 January 2012 by Spuggy

Oh look, Enter Shikari have a new album, A Flash Flood of Colour. And, if we’re to believe the band, it’s currently the best selling album in the UK. According to the lead singer Rou, this is “a victory for … Continue reading →

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Mushroom, tarragon and goat’s cheese soup

Posted on 8 November 2011 by Spuggy

Another recipe! This one’s inspired by a delicious mushroom soup from Bettys in Harrogate, this is a fairly quick and easy soup which goes great with crusty bread. It has a savoury aniseed taste from the tarragon, balanced by the … Continue reading →

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Adventures with Iris, or; “I have elephants between my toes”

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Spuggy

You might have heard a few quiet rumours that Apple recently released a new iPhone. It’s not a “big thing” or anything, but you know, perhaps a whisper or two. You might also have heard that it contains a creepy … Continue reading →

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My favourite and least favourite German words (so far)

Posted on 6 October 2011 by Spuggy

Well, we finally have the internet at our flat – a process that took longer than we expected thanks to Deutsche Telekom’s insistence that before we needed a German phone number before they’d send an engineer to set up our … Continue reading →

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Simple beef teriyaki (updated)

Posted on 22 August 2011 by Spuggy

Might as well start this off with my most famous recipe – as seen in The Guardian! I’ve updated the recipe a little since then, as you’ll see, to boost the flavour a bit. Ingredients Serves 2 to 4 1 … Continue reading →

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