Author Archives: austerilicious

Country Supper

Many apologies to my dear readers for the lack of blog updates these past months. As often happens in student life, things had become rather busy with exams and my impending dissertation, but I am happy to report that I … Continue reading

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Ramen, part two

 After my experiment with packet ramen I thought it best that I actually give making the real stuff a go. I made shoyu ramen and it was pretty excellent. It’s surprisingly hard to link ramen with anything going on politically … Continue reading

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The Science of Ramen

Despite having vowed to never again engage with science or maths academically at the tender age of 15, to everyone’s surprise at 26 I ended up deciding- without coercion- to undertake a masters of science in public health. While the … Continue reading

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Circling the ring fence

This month has been a bit of a milestone for yours truly. I’m officially past the half-way mark of my masters program. This also means that I’ve been unemployed for 8 months. Quite an achievement, let me tell you. Something … Continue reading

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The water’s arising…

Birthdays are a little bit like floods. Not because of the outpouring of emotion being akin the floods of tears (we’re well hard innit) but rather because they have two distinct qualities that make them absolutely unique. 1) You know … Continue reading

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Nationalism, slow cooked

Today’s culinary delight is beef stew. This is in part inspired by BNP leader Nick Griffin’s frankly weird foray in TV cheffery. This recipe is largely similar to his except I replaced the virulent racism, ignorance and bigotry, with bacon … Continue reading

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Kung hei fat choy!

Hello dear readers! While this post isn’t about austerity it is about something nearly as important- new kinds of Chinese food. Yesterday was Chinese New Year so your intrepid adventurer Cutback Charlie braved the rain and wind and rain to … Continue reading

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Gnocchi, Forever.

If you’re as concerned as we are that the minimum wage may not return to pre-crash levels until 2015 then, dear reader, take comfort in this ultra cheap gnocchi recipes from me, Job-seeker John. This is the real deal- crazily … Continue reading

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Well Cheap Wontons

Here at Austerilicious we really value immigration. Not only does the movement of people enable us foreigners to steal scarce British jobs and cripple the NHS, the completely rational discourse surrounding it has led to the rise of such charming … Continue reading

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Cultural Revolution

While strictly speaking this blog is for recipes, today I was thrilled to see that we at Austerilicious aren’t the only people in London mixing food and politics… While walking through the Angel I saw this wonderful sign for the … Continue reading

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