Let me tell you about my second favourite curry. Gaeng Hang Lay (แกงฮังเล) is a Northern Thai Lanna curry that is well known within Thailand as a regional speciality. I first had it as part of a delicious Lanna spread at a restaurant in Chiang Mai with some friends and family last year. It was … Continue reading
It has been a most favonian week. I won’t bore you with the usual British comments on the topic of hot, sunny weather. Let us skip past the awe and irritation towards the fact of the weather and instead land squarely on the pertinent facts, the effect of the weather. More specifically, the effect of … Continue reading
North London. A thickly flowering jasmine bush bordered the whole length of that wall. Walking through their scent made me very happy. Earlier that day I went into a luxury perfume shop – Penhaligon’s – which is so comfortably posh that it can make mildly ironic references to its own poshness (‘50% Orf!’) and also … Continue reading
But I shall try again. So, things that have happened: I completed the Prince’s Trust ‘Team’ Programme. Currently volunteering at Middle Temple Library. I do the looseleafing and fetch law books and put them back. Lunch in hall is pretty decent. Still writing the Thai Temple booklet. I’ve got a casual part-time job, it’s nice … Continue reading
The Furious Pear Pie 
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