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Call-centres – we all hate them – but the banks seem to have taken it upon themselves to make the call-centre experience a particularly sour one. Poor training? Poor management? I don’t think so… Profit is where it’s at, and at the customers’ expense. Read on…
On Sunday 16th May 2004 eight people tragically died in a horrific crash on the A23 north of Brighton. As if this wasn’t bad enough, the subsequent press coverage insulted their memories and the intelligence of an entire nation. Why can’t we have intelligent journalists? Do they all have to be ignorant, oafish, inarticulate scribblers, clumsily blundering through news events seemingly not caring about who or what issues they damage? Read on…
Chicken – everyone’s favourite dinosaur, fantastic staple for feeding loads of people, so versatile, but gets a bit boring, doesn’t it? Well, when you fancy doing something a bit different… here it is. This recipe is remarkable mostly because I conceived… Continue Reading →
The Recipe This is a great, general-purpose pasta sauce. It should be rich and full-flavoured, thickened by the process of reduction and the pectin in the tomatoes rather than any added thickeners. It should not be hurried – it is… Continue Reading →
This recipe is just a modification of the classic porcini risotto. Method Follow the porcini risotto recipe, omitting the mushrooms and replacing with diced chicken breast fried in a little olive oil with sliced red chillis (to taste). For the… Continue Reading →
The Risotto A good risotto is made with love, and takes all your attention. Don’t be tempted to rush it by adding too much liquid at a time. Add the liquid ladle by ladle, just enough to make the mixture… Continue Reading →