Category Archives: Recipe

Opposites attract

Posted on October 22, 2010 by theparttimevegetarian

I am inherently lazy. It’s part of what has driven my career: I’m always looking for shortcuts, ways of removing wasted effort, systems to do things automatically which people spend time doing manually. Because I know I am lazy, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Curry, omelette, Recipe, student, teaching, Vegetarianism | 3 Comments

Burgermeister

Posted on September 9, 2010 by theparttimevegetarian

My decreasingly-fat foodie friend mentioned in his recent blog post that he was really missing butter, and that got me thinking about what I miss as a part-time vegetarian.  The list is, slightly surprisingly, not all that long.  Perhaps it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in burgers, Recipe, Vegetarianism | 3 Comments

Into the Valley

Posted on August 30, 2010 by theparttimevegetarian

We are pushy parents – we recognised and reconciled ourselves to this long ago, but it does help our cause that our eldest is a very bright spark indeed.  My wife, until fairly recently, worked for an education-based company that … Continue reading →

Posted in caravans, Recipe, risotto, theme parks, Vegetarianism | 4 Comments

Robbed

Posted on August 23, 2010 by theparttimevegetarian

I was all set this week to write about the usurious Warwick Castle after a pleasant but costly recent day out there with friends, but Madame Tussauds has been spared the brunt of my ire. The company’s unlikely saviour is … Continue reading →

Posted in bulgur wheat, burglary, mushrooms, Recipe, Vegetarianism | 1 Comment

Back to school

Posted on August 5, 2010 by theparttimevegetarian

Common knowledge has it that you leave school at 16, or 18, or 21, at least in the UK.  Once you’ve done your GCSEs, or A-levels, or dossed around for three years and gotten a degree and become sub-prime in … Continue reading →

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Meat is murder

Posted on July 21, 2010 by theparttimevegetarian

I had the unexpected pleasure of watching the World Cup final uninterrupted by my children’s bedtime a couple of weeks ago.  Admittedly the quality of the football on show was, shall we say, less than the Total Football we’d like … Continue reading →

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Lonesome night

Posted on July 12, 2010 by theparttimevegetarian

My job occasionally causes me to spend the night away from home.  I try to avoid doing this often – once a month is about right for me, as I’m determined not to be a stay-away father through the formative … Continue reading →

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