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Cardiacs. Like after a real Scottish breakfast.

Studaism

Just added some of the blogs my students made for this project to the blogroll. Check em out. We have literature, travel, animation and abject stupidity. Enjoy.

It's Friday, It's Souleyman the Magnificent

Weekend Shopping Adventure

Today is Friday and I intend not to cook.  At my favourite pub they have a nice line in invented pizza toppings (hops being a mainstay) so I might get on that.  Priority one for tomorrow is to hit Leith Walk again for assorted foreign objects to cook with.  Asian supermarket, Italian deli, Polish shop.  I've been making a lot of Thai salads lately and I need to stock up on herbs, beansprouts and steak.  If anyone knows of a green mango in Edinburgh, holla.  I intend to pair it up with dried anchovies and see what it does to me.  Also, in the Asian supermarket, I'll try to find the most outlandish frozen meat (current winner: pig uterus) and photograph it for you all.

Stay hungry.

‪Vegan Black Metal Chef Episode 2 - Easy Meal Ideas of The Ages‬‏ - YouTube

‪Vegan Black Metal Chef Episode 2 - Easy Meal Ideas of The Ages‬‏ - YouTube

We must include this. Apart from Albini's blog, this is the "hot" food blog, appealing to "demographics" "everywhere".

Basic Seafood Pasta

This is what hungry English teachers (or this one, anyway) crave after a long day knocking heads together.  It's really a piece of piss.  I boiled some pasta (usually De Cecco linguine, but they didnt't have any, so it's spagettini), chopped some garlic, a chilli and some fresh oregano I happened to have.  Took the pasta out of the pot, refreshed it under cold water and left it.  I also found an end of a chorizo sausage, so I diced it and chucked it in a frying pan on a low heat with the garlic, chilli and oregano for a laugh.  In went a few scallops (the cheap tesco kind in a packet.  They were there, they were about to go off, so they were cheap.  I buy quite a lot from the pikey section).  Some browning of scallop.... then a shot of white wine.  After a bit of reduction action, a few chopped cherry tomatoes, and some chopped parsley.  Once the tomatoes start to break down, some "mussel meat".  I think this tesco nonclemature is sinister, but, again, cheap.  They were already cooked, so just needed warming.  At the same time, the pasta went in to warm and mix through.  Then, find a plate.  It was probably the one you used for breakfast - rinse it off, and put your dinner in it.  I had some parmesan, so I drowned it in dem shits.  The process in its entirety was accompanied by the aforesaid wine, which also was poured out to accompany the meal.  It was delicious, as most simple food is.  And it allows you to down at least a half a bottle of wine without really thinking about it.