July 29, 2026 / Personal

With respect to my last 2 posts I can report that it was very tasty.

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July 28, 2026 Recipe / AI / MH / Personal

That last post probably needs a little context. I lost my job earlier this year so I now stay at home whilst my wife goes off to work. I’ve never enjoyed cooking, but it is now my responsibility.

My main problem with cooking (apart from a near phobia of handling raw meat) is the timing and sequencing really stresses me out. I worry constantly about getting it wrong and over/under-cooking some component. It takes any pleasure out of cooking. I see other people enjoy it but for me unless it is something I know really well, I’d rather sit an exam.

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July 28, 2026 / Recipe

Smooth Pineapple Sweet & Sour Sausage Stir-Fry

A rich, savoury-sweet stir-fry with a blitzed pineapple sauce that coats every slice of sausage and vegetable evenly.

Prep: 15 min | Cook: 20 min | Active: 22–26 min | Servings: 4

Timeline

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    title Cooking Timeline (serving at 19:00)
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    1. Blitz the Pineapple & Whisk the Sauce :s1, 18:34, 5m
    2. Brown the Sausages :s2, 18:39, 10m
    3. Sauté the Firm Vegetables :s3, 18:49, 5m
    4. Add Mushrooms, Broccoli & Garlic :s4, 18:54, 3m
    5. Simmer with Sauce & Bok Choi :s5, 18:57, 3m

Ingredients

• Base & Meat:
  • 8 good-quality sausages (sliced into bite-sized coins)
  • 1 tin pineapple chunks in juice (chunks AND juice blitzed smooth)
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
• Vegetable Mix:
  • 1 onion (sliced)
  • 1-2 bell peppers (sliced)
  • 1 carrot (sliced into thin coins or matchsticks)
  • 150g mushrooms (quartered or sliced)
  • 100g tenderstem broccoli (halved lengthwise)
  • 2 heads bok choi (stems sliced, leaves left large)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• Smooth Sweet & Sour Sauce:
  • Blitzed pineapple puree (from the entire tin)
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree (tomato paste)
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2.5 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar)
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar or honey (adjust slightly to taste)
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch (slurried in 2 tbsp cold water)

Steps

1. Blitz the Pineapple & Whisk the Sauce (5 min)

   Start: T-26 to T-22 min before serving

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July 27, 2026 / Car / VETuner / AI

(long post ahead)

A Roundabout Story

For a while now, my car gets grumpy when it gets hot. In stationary traffic it gets hot, the fan kicks in and it becomes a bit of a struggle to keep it running at idle as the engine goes lean. I assumed it was to do with the engine ingesting hot air coming out of the radiator as under bonnet temperatures get quite high when the fan is running¹

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July 26, 2026 / Tech

If you’re reading this, it worked :)

This site is generated by Hugo and controlled with Git. Whilst markdown is quite easy, I had grown attached to Obsidian at work (thanks Eva!) when I still had a job.

Anyway, here’s a picture of Oscar peeking out from the Fury bonnet in the garden. That will be the subject of another post once I’m sure pictures work.

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