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About theparttimevegetarian

A part-time vegetarian since 2008 when my wife decided to go veggy, I've worked hard to ensure our diet remains interesting, tasty and avoids any bland vegeburgers. I sometimes write about food, but a foodie blog this ain't. If you like this blog please Like my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/theparttimevegetarian

Good to be back… honestly

Posted on August 14, 2012 by theparttimevegetarian

We’ve just returned from our first foreign holiday as a family, having spent a week on the Spanish island of Majorca (or Mallorca, for the proud Catalans among you).  I’m trying to convince myself it’s not the end of the … Continue reading →

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Book now – a restaurant review

Posted on June 17, 2012 by theparttimevegetarian

One of my biggest regrets in life is that I don’t read enough.  I’ve been an avid reader in the past; in my teenage years I devoured anything I could lay my hands on, in between taping the top 40 … Continue reading →

Posted in books, restaurant review, Spanish, tapas | 2 Comments

If I knew you were coming…

Posted on June 9, 2012 by theparttimevegetarian

… I probably still wouldn’t have baked you a cake.  I can’t quite explain why I have never really taken to baking – my love of cooking is mostly about the happy noises people make when eating the results, and … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, cake, cheese, dessert | 1 Comment

Charity begins at school

Posted on May 20, 2012 by theparttimevegetarian

We are lucky in the UK to have a strong state education sector.  Despite the cynicism that surrounds every aspect of it, most young people in this country benefit from a mature, balanced, secular curriculum, delivered by people whose utmost ambition … Continue reading →

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Football matters

Posted on March 30, 2012 by theparttimevegetarian

Immediately upon starting this article I feel I should apologise.  On beginning any conversation about football, I have an instinctive urge to cast an apologetic glance towards any females in the room, and then continue blithely onwards anyway.  Sexist?  Guilty … Continue reading →

Posted in cheese, evolution, football, kebab | 3 Comments

29 again then

Posted on March 8, 2012 by theparttimevegetarian

I waved goodbye to my early thirties this week.  In case of any argument, that means I am now 34, despite the unsurprising insistence of many 34-year-olds that mid-thirties does not start until the grand old age of 35.  This is … Continue reading →

Posted in birthdays, cake, soup | 1 Comment

Cancelled due to lack of interest

Posted on February 29, 2012 by theparttimevegetarian

I’ve said before that I’m a big fan of the English language.  It’s not quite what you might have picked as the world’s lingua franca: spelling in English is game of percentages rather than an exact science, as any teacher versed … Continue reading →

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A vegetarian abroad

Posted on February 1, 2012 by theparttimevegetarian

I think of myself as patriotic.  Those who know me might be surprised by that, but patriotism can be defined in a number of subtly different ways.  It has in the past been considered a distinction from religion: a love … Continue reading →

Posted in cheese, paella, patriotism, Recipe, travel, Vegetarianism | 4 Comments

I predict a diet

Posted on December 30, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

So, it’s all done for another year.  We’re in that funny period between Christmas and New Year when a third of the working population are back at work and the rest of us are effectively twiddling thumbs until 2011 finally … Continue reading →

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Cold turkey

Posted on December 17, 2011 by theparttimevegetarian

My wife and I finally managed to resolve one of the hardest puzzles we’d ever encountered about four years ago.  For some time it had been apparent that something was making our son vomit, on an increasingly regular basis; being first-time parents, … Continue reading →

Posted in allergies, chicken, Christmas, Curry, fish | 4 Comments