Month: January 2025

This never used to happen…

A Carex hand soap dispenser, unexpectedly dripping.

Climate change benefits – number 94.

Nowadays, storms are worse than they used to be. Fact.

As a result, they have lower barometric pressure at their centres. When the storm gets close to you, the pressure drops, and the air in the hand-soap bottle pushes the soap up and out of the pump nozzle.

Climate change deniers will, of course, say something stupid now…

Can you spatchcock a duck?

Yes. Yes, you can, and it will look like this…

A Gressingham duck, spatchcocked.

I salted it, and left it uncovered in the fridge overnight, because that gets the skin dry enough to crisp up nicely when it’s cooked. It only takes about 45 minutes to cook, too!

Dinner plate, with duck leg, wing, breast, veggies, and gravy.

Duck, served with roasted parsnips, fried courgettes, and an orange flavoured sauce.