Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘Life Stuff’ Category
Blogging Differently
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009I noticed awhile ago that I was blogging less. Partly I put it down to frustration with the time it took me to add a page to my web site. If I couldn’t easily add a page about something I didn’t need to blog about the page. Partly it was a disatisfaction with the blog […]
Chicken and Plum Casserole
Sunday, September 13th, 2009An unusual and tasty casserole that’s great as the cold winter nights draw in. Serve with bread or rice. Pork or turkey can be used instead of the chicken. Serves 4. Ingredients 2 rashers of back bacon chopped 1tbsp sunflower oil 450g boneless chicken thigh or breast cut into large chunks 1 clove gralic crushed […]
How many Your Sinclairs for Grand Theft Auto IV?
Friday, August 28th, 2009DanDiplo commented on Grand Theft Auto IV being 14.9GB installed on Twitter tonight and threw away the rhetorical question how long would the listing be in Your Sinclair. Unfortunately I had the back of an envelope and the Internet to hand… Update: I spotted a couple of obvious mistake myself: Grand Theft Auto is 32 […]
Minced Lamb with Peas
Monday, August 17th, 2009A mildly spicy lamb dish
Pork and Mushroom Curry
Monday, July 27th, 2009A mild and tasty curry with loads of coconut.
How to Open a Door
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009I’ve posted an updated excerpt from an article I wrote for Valkyrie Magazine issue 25: Open the Door on how characters go through doors in different games.
Spicy Black-eye Beans
Monday, July 20th, 2009This is one of my favourit recipes, so much so that I went and bought a 7 litre stock pot from John Lewis a couple of weeks back so I can cook a double quantity for freezing. Ideally it should be cooked a couple of days in advance and allowed to sit so the deep, rich flavour of the sauce can mature and permeate into the beans.
Three Words to Describe the We…
Friday, July 17th, 2009Three Words to Describe the Weather Here: Warm, Damp and Soggy
Skipper Dan
Thursday, July 16th, 2009Weird Al’s latest song sounds like it should be the theme for a US sitcom or maybe a film. Maybe not his greatest song ever but it has something…
Kim's Got Her Own Unofficial Fan Club
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Kim’s now got her very own unofficial Kim Knox fan club. Won’t be too long before she has a has a twitter hash tag all of her own too #kimknox 😉